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Tips for Parents of Preschoolers

The early years are critical to developing a lifelong love of reading. It’s never too early to begin reading to your child!

Tips for Parents of Babies

As soon as your baby is born, he starts learning. Here are some tips to help your child become a confident reader.

ScratchEd

Scratch is an online community that allows students to create stories, games, and animations using a simple block-based coding language. It's a...

Hello Ruby

Hello Ruby is a fantastic space for learners aged 4-10 can learn about technology, computing, and coding. There are activities and games, a book...

CSEd Week & Hour of Code Introduction

Join Amanda McCammon and Stephanie Zircher as Stephanie gives an introduction to Computer Science Week, Hour of Code, and Nextech.

The Science of Reading

What is the science of reading? Check out this IDOE resource and be sure to share with families.

Supporting Language Development Through Book Making

Children are capable of amazing compositional thinking. Adults can see how evidence of this thinking when children make picture books.  In this...

Revealing the Reading Brain

Michelle Elia believes that teachers are neurosurgeons, and after viewing this on-demand workshop, you will, too! Dive into this overview of the...

Reading is a Process

Reading is a process: Strategies to Use Before, During, and After Reading

Myths and Mysteries of Memorization

Join IDOE's Tara Bohn and Andrea Washington as they explore myths around sight words and word walls and how to shift those ideas based on research....

Learning Center Activities

Language Comprehension: Why Morphology Matters

Morphological awareness refers to the ability to manipulate morphemes and utilize word formation rules. This workshop with Chenell Loudermill, PhD,...

Integrating Play Into Literacy Instruction video viewing guide

Watch the Integrating Play Into Literacy video along with this viewing guide. 

Framing a Love for Literacy: Science of Reading: On-Demand Workshop

Check out this workshop, which reviews lit plan priorities around the science of reading led by Karri Polk-Meek, Director of Teaching &...

Emergent Literacy and the Brain, Purposeful Play for Literacy

Learning to read is not a natural biological task, but one that must be taught to students. Significant changes must occur in the brain to facilitate...

Early Literacy Skills Continuum

Continuum of early literacy skills including: Oral language and vocabulary; Listening and reading comprehension; Drawing and writing; Phonological...

A Path to Follow: Learning to Listen to Families

We know that families, and the home literacy environments they create, are significant factors in the development of your children’s literacy and...

Clever Communicators: Key Practices for Supporting Young Children’s Language and Knowledge Development

Birth-age five is an important time for young children’s literacy learning. In this session, Dr. Tanya Wright will discuss eight key practices that...

Building Foundational Skills through Authentic Read Aloud Experiences

Holly Hullinger-Sirken shares how science of reading foundational skills can be supported and scaffolded through reading aloud in purposeful,...

Being a Reading Role Model

Be a reading role model. Show your child you enjoy reading too!