Talking and Reading With Preschoolers
Pediatrician-backed guidance on how talking, reading, and asking questions helps preschool children build vocabulary, thinking skills, and confidence in communication.
Pediatrician-backed guidance on how talking, reading, and asking questions helps preschool children build vocabulary, thinking skills, and confidence in communication.
Videos and printable activities that help young children practice listening, describing, and expressing ideas through conversation and play.
Simple examples of open-ended questions parents can ask during play, reading, and everyday activities to help preschool children expand language and thinking skills.
High-quality videos of children’s books read aloud by actors that support vocabulary development, listening comprehension, and a love of reading.
Practical reading tips and strategies that help parents support vocabulary growth, story comprehension, and listening skills when reading with young children.
TELA is an affiliate with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a book-gifting program that provides free age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five, encouraging families to read together and build early literacy habits.
A research-based guide explaining how responsive conversations and interactions between adults and children build language and brain development.
Short videos that demonstrate how parents can build vocabulary and communication skills through everyday conversations with young children.
Parent-friendly tips and activities that show how talking, reading, and singing during daily routines strengthens early language development.
A library of short, science-based activities that help parents turn everyday moments such as meals, errands, and bath time into simple conversations that build vocabulary and thinking skills.