The "Word Gap" has come to symbolize the gulf that can separate very young children who have rich opportunities for positive early learning experiences from those who do not.

 complete revision of the Pragmatics Profile of Every Communication Skills, the Pragmatics Profile contains two separate interview forms - each of them taking full account of the increasing variety of complexity of the different communicative and social setting that children encounter as they grow older and enter formal education The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in Pre-School Children is for use with pre-school children, from the age of nine months; The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in School-Age Children is for use with school-age children, up to the age of 10 years. Both profiles may be used as part of an initial assessment and as an aid to planning intervention. They are straightforward to administer, taking approximately 30 minutes to complete, and have been designed for obtaining structured qualitative information on a wide range of client groups including children with learning disabilities, hearing loss or physical difficulties, and those whose first language is not English. The Pragmatics Profile for each of the two age ranges falls into four sections, covering: Communicative Functions; Responses to Communication; Interaction and Conversation; Contextual Variation;

With the increased recognition that an important part of brain development occurs within the first three years of a child's life, and that reading to children enhances vocabulary and other important communication skills, the group, which represents 62,000 pediatricians across the country, is asking its members to become powerful advocates for reading aloud, every time a baby visits the doctor.

A joint position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College

Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media :As a national and international resource for addressing emerging issues affecting children from birth to age 5, the Center continues Fred's commitment to building bridges between early learning and children's media.

This BriefCASE contains strategies to assist individuals using a coaching style of interaction to refine their skills when supporting parents, care providers, and colleagues.

This parent newsletter out of Colorado, is not necessarily geared toward Early Childhood, but does have many wonderful articles and is available online in both Spanish and English.

model for providing services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families

Mentioned at Winter Institute by presenter