Research Agenda

The Language and Early Literacy Topics

• Vocabulary
• Print Awareness and Alphabet Knowledge
• Phonemic Awareness
• Comprehension

Why These Topics?

• Importance of language and early literacy to later academic success
• Identification of literacy problems is often too late.
• Prekindergarten programs need evidence-based approaches for early identification and intervention in literacy and language.
• These tools need to fit the reality of early childhood education settings.