Back-and-forth social interactions build babies' language skills and strengthen language regions in their brains.

This resource offers sequenced guidance for programs to use as they implement the recommendations in Classroom Language Models: A Leader's Implementation Manual.

Explore key pieces of information about a Planned Language Approach, including its purpose, benefits, and where to start.

Use this resource to check whether materials for children and families are culturally and linguistically appropriate.

Learn about emergent writing and the writing process. Discover ways to support children's emergent writing skills.

When you read with children, they connect the words they hear to the pictures on the page and things in their world. Learn why story time is important for children’s brain development.

Screening and assessment allow staff to understand each child’s strengths and needs. To plan learning experiences that support Big 5 skills development, staff need to use data from screening and assessment results.

Explore resources related to alphabet knowledge and early writing skills in young children, as well as support strategies for parents and families. See how the skills develop through the eyes of kindergartener Joan.

Listen as Catherine Snow talks about how the ELOF relates to the language and literacy domain.

Learn about the importance of language and literacy development for infants in this BabyTalks video. Listen as the presenter shares information about topics such as key stages in language development and how social interactions support language growth.