Practice Guides with Adaptations

These guides make it easier for young children with disabilities to participate in early literacy learning activities. Written for both parents and practitioners, the practice guides describe everyday home, community, and childcare learning opportunities that encourage early literacy learning.

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Infants        Toddlers        Preschoolers



Practice Guides for Infants

Gestures and Signs
Marking and Scribbling
Sound Awareness
Symbols and Signs
Stories and Listening
Let Me Tell You What I Want
Mark My Word
Making Noise Is a Lot of Fun
Picture This
Show Me the Funny


Practice Guides for Toddlers

Scribbling and Drawing
Storytelling and Listening
Rhymes and Sound Awareness
Symbols and Letters
Talking and Listening
All...Write
Book Reading Made Fun for All
Look Who’s Talking
That Sign Means ‘Ice Cream’
Speaking Without Words


Practice Guides for Preschoolers

Symbols and Signs
Book Reading and Storytelling
Rhymes and Sound Awareness
Talking and Listening
Drawing and Writing
I See Signs
It’s Story Time
Sounds Good to Me
Talk to Me
Write On