Toddler Practice Guides for Parents
Literacy Learning Experiences - These practices show you how everyday home and community activities encourage toddlers to listen, talk, and learn the building blocks for early literacy.
Symbols and Letters - These practices will help your toddler learn that letters have their own names and sounds.
Letters and Symbols Are Everywhere
Magic of Catalogs and Magazines
What’s Your Letter?
Playing With Words
Looking at Letters
PDF Collection of the 5 Practice Guides above. (3.1MB)
Storytelling and Listening - These practices show you how books can help your toddler to listen, talk, and be a part of storytelling and book reading.
I Wanna Be a Storyteller
Looking at Books Together
Let Me Tell the Story
A Book By Its Cover
PDF Collection of the 4 Practice Guides above. (2.3MB)
Practice Guides with Adaptations - These guides make it easier for young children with disabilities to participate in early literacy learning activities.
Scribbling and Drawing:
All...Write
Storytelling and Listening:
Book Reading Made Fun for All
Rhymes and Sound Awareness:
Look Who's Talking
Symbols and Letters:
That Sign Means 'Ice Cream'
Talking and Listening:
Speaking Without Words
Symbols and Letters - These practices will help your toddler learn that letters have their own names and sounds.
Magic of Catalogs and Magazines
What’s Your Letter?
Playing With Words
Looking at Letters
PDF Collection of the 5 Practice Guides above. (3.1MB)
Looking at Books Together
Let Me Tell the Story
A Book By Its Cover
PDF Collection of the 4 Practice Guides above. (2.3MB)
All...Write
Storytelling and Listening:
Book Reading Made Fun for All
Rhymes and Sound Awareness:
Look Who's Talking
Symbols and Letters:
That Sign Means 'Ice Cream'
Talking and Listening:
Speaking Without Words
Scribbling and Drawing - These practices show you how simple activities can encourage your toddler to scribble and draw.
Rhymes and Sound Awareness - These practices encourage your toddler to play with words and to notice different sounds.
Toddler Fingerplays and Action Rhymes
Movin’ and Groovin’ Nursery Rhymes
Toddler Rhymes and Rhythm
Fingerplays All the Way
Sound Play
Fun and Games with Sounds
PDF Collection of the 6 Practice Guides above. (3MB)
Talking and Listening - These practices help your toddler talk and listen to others.
My Turn, Your Turn
Listen Up!
Up, Down, All Around
PDF Collection of the 3 Practice Guides above. (1.6MB)
Gestures and Signing - This practice includes ideas about how to help your toddler tell you what he or she wants or needs.
Rhymes and Sound Awareness - These practices encourage your toddler to play with words and to notice different sounds.
Movin’ and Groovin’ Nursery Rhymes
Toddler Rhymes and Rhythm
Fingerplays All the Way
Sound Play
Fun and Games with Sounds
PDF Collection of the 6 Practice Guides above. (3MB)
Listen Up!
Up, Down, All Around
PDF Collection of the 3 Practice Guides above. (1.6MB)
