Early Literacy Toolkit

Expand word and sound recognition opportunities and enhance language comprehension with vetted trade books for early readers. With this wealth of hand-classified titles, students can gain exposure and experiences that align with the foundational elements of the Scarborough Reading Rope.1

Reading Rope

Collections of PreK–2 Titles

Browse collections of titles filled with resources for your youngest readers.

Discover collections of picture books and other early childhood titles that reinforce phonics and phonological awareness concepts. Each identified title page contains multiple printable activities for students to practice these skills.

Graphic organizers to be used within explicit vocabulary instruction for words central to the text, scaffolded to meet varying student needs.

Visit Vocabulary Graphic Organizers

Model and scaffold comprehension strategies with graphic organizers to support readers as they understand, clarify, and remember what is read.

Visit Comprehension Graphic Organizers

Explore resources to easily implement phonological and phonemic awareness routines.

Visit Instructional Routines

Exclusive printables to build and reinforce phonics and phonological skill development.

Blends & Digraphs

Phonological Awareness

Deepen and extend existing practices with materials that support your literacy instruction—inspired by the NAEYC Standards.

Early Childhood Standards Connections

Build excitement and support instruction with curated resources and low-prep ways that embed standards-based learning into your classroom routines and early childhood programming.

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1. Referenced from Scarborough, 2001; Scarborough's "Reading Rope" from Handbook of Early Literacy Research, ©2001.