oral language skills Archives - Brookes Publishing Co.

5 Reasons Why You Should Expose Preschoolers and Kindergarteners to Challenging Words

This handout explains how to introduce more challenging vocabulary to young learners, and the importance that these more challenging words can have in a child's development. Read More

Strategies for encouraging reading readiness in young children

Do you have children in your program that struggle with oral language skills? Read More

Story Friends™ instruction in action

See Story Friends instruction in action! Read More

Story Friends™ sampler

Download the sampler to learn more about Story Friends, a literacy intervention focused on improving oral language skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More

Meet Story Friends™: an early literacy intervention for improving oral language

Do you have children in your program that struggle with oral language skills? Read More

Research behind Story Friends™

Read about the research evidence and pilot studies behind Story Friends, a literacy intervention focused on improving oral language skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More

Story Friends™ program overview

Read the program overview for Story Friends™, a literacy intervention focused on improving oral language skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More

First sound and last sound bingo

View the sample activity to help children gain practice in recognizing the first sound in words and in making sound–symbol correspondences. The activity includes the bingo demonstration page, letter chips, and suggested modifications to meet the needs of all students. Read More

Shared book-reading research and content learning

This chapter establishes shared book reading as a tool for developing preschool children's oral language and comprehension skills. Research about effective practices are discussed and the Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (WORLD) is introduced. Read More