**Emergent Literacy Information and Research**

What is Emergent Literacy and Why Should We Do It?

http://www.lcsc.edu/RE303/what_is_emergent_literacy.htm

What is Emergent Literacy?

http://www.idealcurriculum.com/emergent-literacy.html

Critical Issue: Addressing the Literacy Needs of Emergent and Early Readers

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/reading/li100.htm

Emergent literacy of bilingual kindergarteners

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Emergent+literacy+of+bilingual+kindergarteners-a0138703663

Early Reading Strategy: The Report of the Expert Panel on Early Reading in Ontario

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/reading/reading.pdf

Literacy: Emergent Literacy

http://www.answers.com/topic/literacy-emergent-literacy

Family Literacy Interventions from the National Strategy for Early Literacy

http://docs.cllrnet.ca/NSEL/finalReport.pdf

Emergent Literacy: Early Reading and Writing Development

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/emergent-literacy.htm

Promoting Emergent Literacy and Numeracy through Quality Children's Literature

http://www.cayc.ca/backissues/promolit.pdf

Journal of Early Childhood Research - Pathways to Literacy Connections between Family Assets &

Preschool Children Emergent Literacy Skills

http://ecr.sagepub.com/content/8/1/5.full.pdf+html

**Programming Ideas-Best Practices**

The Essentials of Early Literacy Instruction

http://journal.naeyc.org/btj/200303/Essentials.pdf

Early Years Foundation Stage of Areas of Learning and Development

http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/eyfs/taxonomy/33689/33699/0/46384

Best Practices for Effective Early Literacy Programs

http://www.getreadytoread.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=63

Let's Talk About It: Fostering the Development of Language Skills and Emergent Literacy

http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/providers/talk.html

Emergent Literacy - A Professional Resource for Teachers and Parents

http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=212

**Parent Information**

When parents have knowledge about early literacy development, they are able to provide home

environments that are rich with meaningful and embedded literacy experiences for preschool children. (

Pelletier, 2008, p. 9)

Helping Your Child Learn To Read - A Parent's Guide

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/earlyreading/index.html

Parents - Early Literacy

http://www.earlyliterature.ecsd.net/parent_information.htm

More Than Just Storybooks: Promoting Emergent Literacy Skills in the Home

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3614/is_200907/ai_n32127450/pg_2/?tag=content;col1

Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development

http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/en-ca/language-development-literacy/how-important-is-it.html

**Resources**

http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/hungrycaterpillar/index.htm

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/cll/alphabet/

http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ActivitiesListing.htm

http://www.readitonceagain.com/research/Using%20Shared%20Story%20book%20Reading.pdf

http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/pages/PDF/LiteracyANGmcP.pdf

http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/literacy4kids.htm