CELLpractices
Practice Guides Especially for Practitioners
These guides can be used by early childhood educators, child care providers, early interventionists, and other early childhood practitioners for promoting infants’, toddlers’, and preschoolers’ literacy learning using interest-based and highly engaging activities.Please tell us what you think of the practice guides using the linked form which is at the bottom of every page.
Infants Toddlers Preschoolers
Infant Practice Guides
Literacy-Rich Experiences - These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can arrange environments in order to encourage infants to listen, communicate, and begin to develop the skills that are the building blocks for early literacy.PDF Collection of the 4 Practice Guides above. (2.5MB)
Print Awareness and Reading - These practice guides illustrate how to introduce books to infants to encourage them to listen, communicate, and eventually participate in storytelling and book reading.
| First Picture Books | Feedback Form | |
| First Word Books | Feedback Form | |
| Repeated Storytelling | Feedback Form | |
| Touch-and-Feel Books | Feedback Form | |
| ABC Books for Beginners | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 5 Practice Guides above. (2.7MB)
| Let Little Fingers Do the Drawing | Feedback Form | |
| Infant Scribbling Activities | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 2 Practice Guides above. (1.2MB)
PDF Collection of the 8 Practice Guides above. (4MB)
PDF Collection of the 6 Practice Guides above. (4MB)
| Infant Gestures | Feedback Form | |
| Joint Attention Activities | Feedback Form | |
| Sign Language Activities | Feedback Form | |
| Infant Sign Language Dictionary | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 4 Practice Guides above. (2.9MB)
Toddler Practice Guides
Literacy-Rich Experiences - These practice guides illustrate how practitioners can arrange environments to encourage toddlers to listen, communicate, and develop the skills needed for early literacy.| World of Learning | Feedback Form | |
| Words All Around Us | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 2 Practice Guides above. (1.2MB)
PDF Collection of the 5 Practice Guides above. (3.4MB)
PDF Collection of the 5 Practice Guides above. (2.4MB)
| Writing Through Art | Feedback Form | |
| Writing the World | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 2 Practice Guides above. (1.2MB)
PDF Collection of the 6 Practice Guides above. (3MB)
| One at a Time | Feedback Form | |
| Hear This | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 2 Practice Guides above. (1.2MB)
Preschooler Practice Guides
Literacy-Rich Experiences - These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can arrange environments to encourage preschoolers to listen, communicate, and develop the skills needed for later literacy.| A Place for Writing | Feedback Form | |
| Keyboarding with Kids | Feedback Form | |
| Words Everywhere | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 3 Practice Guides above. (1.5MB)
| Fun with Letters | Feedback Form | |
| Sounds of Letters | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 2 Practice Guides above. (1MB)
| Read and Repeat | Feedback Form | |
| Tales for Talking | Feedback Form | |
| One for the Books | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 3 Practice Guides above. (1.6MB)
| Starting Write | Feedback Form | |
| Author! Author! | Feedback Form | |
| You've Got Mail | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 3 Practice Guides above. (1.6MB)
Talking and Listening - These practice guides illustrate ways that practitioners can promote preschoolers’ use of spoken words and enhance their listening skills.
| Talk Is Fun | Feedback Form | |
| Talk It Up | Feedback Form |
PDF Collection of the 2 Practice Guides above. (1MB)
