Tag: literacy

  • The Bridge Assessment

    by Center for Literacy and Disability Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    The Bridge is an early literacy and language assessment framework based on observation and portfolio development/analysis. Several documents including an experimental version of the Bridge Assessment Tool can be downloaded on the linked webpage. 9 page pdf

  • Emergent Literacy Behaviours Checklist

    by Literacy for All

    The checklist provides a guide to describe the student’s current behaviors related to literacy. It can be used several times throughout the year to monitor progress, inform instruction and document growth. The Observation Notes section can be used to record the learning context, observations and reflections. This includes the use of scaffolds, assistive technologies or communication devices that support this student’s access to literacy.

    The 10 page document includes one page of items for each of the sections below:

    • Interactions with Books
    • Engagement in the Act of Reading
    • Interactions During Literacy Activities
    • Engagement in Storytelling
    • Interactions with Symbols/Print
    • Drawing/Writing and Representing
    • Alphabet Knowledge
    • Phonological Awareness
  • Why is Literacy Critical in AAC?

    by Karen Erickson – Director of the Center for Literacy and Disabilities Studies, UNC Chapel Hill.

    Keynote speech for International AAC Conference, 2019. 54:43


  • Tarheelreader

    by University of North Carolina

    Books for beginners of all ages.

  • Epic Digital Books

    by Epic

    Access 40,000 read books to read aloud and independently, videos, and quizzes. No cost for educators.

  • Comprehensive Literacy for All

    website by Jane Farrall

    Different areas of emergent literacy are listed, with links to pages in the site that provide more detail and resources for each:

    • Shared Reading link
    • Writing with Adults link
    • Writing from Adults link
    • Writing by Myself link
    • Working with Letters and Sounds link
    • Independent Reading link
  • Shared Reading: It’s All About Interaction The Great Eight

    handout by Jane Farrall

    One-page graphic guide to using aided language input during reading.