Early experiences with books predict later
reading success, and an interactive shared reading style called
''dialogic reading'' is especially beneficial to emergent literacy.
Electronic console (EC) books, CD-rom books, and e-book
apps are designed to teach preschoolers preliteracy skills,
but research has yet to systematically explore the impact of
these types of books on established predictors of positive
literacy outcomes.
The goal of the Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) is to promote the adoption and sustained use of evidence-based early literacy learning practices. This site has resources for early childhood intervention practitioners, parents, and other caregivers of children, birth to five years of age, with identified disabilities, developmental delays, and those at-risk for poor outcomes