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Preschool and Child Care

Preschools and child care providers are often children's first experience with school. Each plays an important role in preparing children for later success. Find out what preschools and day care centers can do to promote literacy development. For more information, visit our special section on preschool and early literacy for teachers and parents.

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NELP Report: Developing Early Literacy
By: The National Early Literacy Panel (2009)

I Love Storytime: The Best Way to Read to Your Toddler
By: Leslie Garisto Pfaff (2008)

Pre-K Across the Country
By: Pre-K Now (2008)

What Is High Quality?
By: Pre-K Now (2008)

Pre-K and Latinos
By: Pre-K Now (2008)

Key Lessons: What Research Says About Pre-K
By: The Center for Public Education (2006)

Early Literacy: Policy and Practice in the Preschool Years
By: Dorothy Strickland and Shannon Riley-Ayers (2006)

Taking Charge of TV
By: U.S. Department of Education (2005)

Helping Young Children Start School
By: National Association for the Education of Young Children (2005)

Physical and Mental Well-Being
By: The Education Department (2005)

Choosing Childcare
By: The Education Department (2005)

Phonemic Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom
By: Marilyn J. Adams, Barbara Foorman, Ingvar Lundberg, and Terri Beeler (2004)

High-Quality Preschool: Why We Need It and What It Looks Like
By: National Institute for Early Education Research (2002)

Home Visiting Program Helps Toddlers Fill Learning Gaps
By: Linda Jacobson (2002)

Give Your Child a Head Start
By: Head Start Information and Publication Center (2001)

Early Literacy Instruction: Research Applications in the Classroom
By: Chia-Hui Lin (2001)

Do Preschoolers Need Academic Content?
By: Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst (2001)

Literacy Milestones: Ages 3-4
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)

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