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Developmental Timelines

Parents and teachers often ask about realistic reading and writing expectations for young children. Learn about typical developmental timelines by age and find recommendations for what parents and family members can do to support emerging readers and writers.

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Recognize Early Signs of Trouble
By: Reading Rockets (2009)

Know When Your Child Is Struggling in School
By: Reading Rockets (2009)

The Development of Phonological Skills
By: Louisa Moats and Carol Tolman (2008)

How Does Your Child Hear and Talk?
By: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2008)

Is It a Reading Disorder or Developmental Lag?
By: Susan Hall (2008)

Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
By: Reading Rockets (2008)

Young Children's Development: What to Expect
By: U.S. Department of Education (2005)

Clues to Dyslexia from Second Grade On
By: Sally E. Shaywitz (2004)

Clues to Dyslexia in Early Childhood
By: Sally E. Shaywitz (2004)

Reading Risk Indicators by Grade Level
By: Reading Rockets (2003)

Opportunity Deferred or Opportunity Taken? An Updated Look at Delaying Kindergarten Entry
By: Hermine H. Marshall (2003)

Literacy Milestones: Age 6
By: Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, Kathryn Perkinson, and Lance Ferderer (2000)

Literacy Milestones: Ages 3-4
By: Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, Kathryn Perkinson, and Lance Ferderer (2000)

Literacy Milestones: Age 5
By: Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, Kathryn Perkinson, and Lance Ferderer (2000)

Literacy Milestones: Birth to Age 3
By: Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, Kathryn Perkinson, and Lance Ferderer (2000)

Suspect a Problem?
By: Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, Kathryn Perkinson, and Lance Ferderer (2000)

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