What the research has to say about Early
Language and Literacy.
*A child who recognizes most letters with confidence will have an easier time learning
about letter sounds and word spellings than a child who has to work at remembering what is what.
Adams 2000
*Measure of preschool-age children's level of phonemic awareness strongly predicts their
future success in learning to read; this has been demonstrated with all languages. Adams. et al. 2003
*Print rich environments contribute to language
and literacy development.
