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.