Early Literacy – Language Development

Literacy development for preschool children is an important part of providing appropriate early learning experiences. Research has shown repeatedly that literacy is a foundation for all learning and that careful consideration must be given to the types of activities and experiences offered to children in support of this. There are numerous ways to encourage and enhance literacy, particularly through language development, reading, and writing.

No Snow?

Do Oil and Water Mix?

Experiment to find out if oil and water mix! Here is a step-by-step picture tutorial of how to complete the activity, including expanded questions to discuss with the children.

Caring and Sharing

The Wonder of Wordless Books

A wordless book is any book that contains pictures with few or no words. I never really understood the appeal until I was a parent. My son had just turned one year old and I was in my first year of doing child care. I had only a couple of wordless books in my library.