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Infants cannot contribute to conversations until their expressive language includes more than a handful of words. 

Preschool literacy instruction emphasizes playful activities centered around teaching print concepts as the foundation forfuture phonological awareness development.

Language is a social practice that relies on collaboration.

All writing in the 4-year-old classroom should occur in a dedicated writing center.

Research indicates the value of open-ended play on children’s development diminishes in kindergarten. 

Providing explicit instruction on word meanings in kindergarten is developmentally appropriate.

Children are emergent readers and writers once they can read and spell conventionally

Music with repetitive lyrics and rhyming refrains will support children’s early phonological awareness

Preschoolers can sing songs and recite rhymes and refrains containing alliteration. 

At 3 years old, children become more successful at conveying meaning through their writing and drawing.