Early Childhood Resources

Literacy

This alphabet chart can be easily printed and laminated. This chart can be kept at various centers in the classroom for children to use as a reference when writing....
This is an awesome website for free professional learning resources specifically designed for early childhood.
It is important to address issues of race and bias in early childhood settings. Children notice race at a very early age and can begin to categorize people according...
This file includes recommendations for children's literature. The children's books are divided into three categories: Children's Books about Diverse...
Dr. Jean Feldman’s noteworthy educational career has spanned more than 40 years. She has served as a classroom teacher, instructor of adults, author, and consultant....
This is a blank writing template for early childhood classroom. It has boxes for student writing and drawing.
These Learning Modules are focused on telling the story of teaching and learning in highly effective Early Childhood and Elementary classrooms, with an emphasis...
This article helps early childhood educators make engaging with informational text more engaging for young children.
This powerpoint is intended to be used in small group, whole group, or one on one virtual learning for early childhood. It allows the teacher to drag and drop letters...
This is a guide to using partner talk in early childhood.
Interview with Dr. David Dickinson of Vanderbilt UniversityA full transcript of this podcast episode is also available for download.
Deborah Wells Rowe, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Teaching & Learning at Vanderbilt University.  She studies the beginnings of writing in early...
These cards are a great resource to laminate and place on a lanyard, tape up in each center, and place in your substitute teacher plans. These are guiding statements...
This is a collection of suggested songs and fingerplays to use in a pre-K classroom. These songs and fingerplays can be found through a simple google search. Each...
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s...
This questionairre can be used to guide self-reflection after a lesson. This questionairre will help teachers grow their professional practice and ensure students...
Read along animated storybooks with an excellent selection of book favorites.
The world is an awesome place, and young children are curious about all of it. How can they express that curiosity? With words! There’s a word for everything...
The Write Start! Writing Assessment is a tool for early childhood educators to use when assessing students' writing ability. This tool was developed by Dr. Deborah...