Resources for Early Childhood Educators

The Hanen Centre offers several resources specifically designed for educators and caregivers who work in early childhood settings.

Based on the most current research in early childhood education, Hanen resources equip you with the practical knowledge, skills and tools you need to build strong language, early literacy and social skills in the children you work with.

Hanen offers the following three resources to early childhood educators:

Learning Language and Loving It™ Guidebook and DVD

The Learning Language and Loving It guidebook is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide that helps educators create an enriched and inclusive environment that fosters the social, language and emergent literacy development of children from birth through kindergarten.

The guidebook’s three-pronged approach aimed at prevention, intervention and enrichment ensures that all children in the classroom benefit, including those who are falling behind.

The Learning Language and Loving It DVD, used on its own or as a companion to the guidebook, provides you with real-life video examples of educators using Learning Language and Loving It strategies in a variety of early childhood settings.

Click on the link below to learn more about Learning Language and Loving It resources:

ABC and Beyond™: Building Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Settings

The ABC and Beyond guidebook focuses specifically on the promotion of emergent literacy skills in early childhood settings.

With the specific goal of preparing preschool children to learn to read and write successfully, ABC and Beyond provides educators with practical strategies for building vocabulary and making literacy-learning a fun and natural part of everyday conversations and activities.

Click on the link below to learn more about ABC and Beyond:

Preschool Language and Literacy Calendar

Hanen's 16-month Preschool Language and Literacy Calendar contains a readymade schedule of language and literacy-building activities for educators to use in the classroom and for parents to use at home.

Each research-based tip in the Calendar can be easily integrated into daily routines and activities, helping educators fill each week with rich language and literacy-learning opportunities.

Click on the link below to learn more about the Preschool Language and Literacy Calendar: