Pre-academic Skills

Florida Standards

Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards – Birth – K

FL Learning and Developmental Standards – Age Four – Kindergarten

Literacy

Supports and Strategies for Literacy and Writing Centers

Make Shared Reading More Powerful – Summary of Suggestions from Learning to Talk and Listen, a project by the National Institute of Literacy

Literacy Tips for preschoolers

Math

Development of Math Concepts – from Scholastic Teacher Resources

Math in Early Childhood Classrooms – a list of resources

Writing

Pre-writing with suggestions for fine motor adaptations – from Miami-Dade Special Education Office

Embedding Writing and Print into Daily Routines – pdf – suggestions from Virtual Lab School of Ohio State University

Starting Write – Invented Spelling and Writing – pdf of suggestions from Center for Early Literacy and Learning – US Office of Special Education

Cognitive & Pre-Academic Skills

Strategies for incorporating pre-academic readiness skills into classroom instruction.

Development of Math Concepts from Scholastic Teacher Resources

Math in Early Childhood Classrooms – list of resources

Ten Things Children Learn From Block Play

Read Repeat – Suggestions from Center for Early Learning and Literacy (pdf for download)

Adventures in a Box – Suggestions for Easy but Interesting Literacy Activities for School and Home – from Center for Early Learning and Literacy (pdf for download)

Embedding Instruction of Early Literacy and Pre-academic Skills