What is ECLP?
Early Childhood Literacy Partners is a collaboration of lifelong educator Dr. Fred Baus, literacy specialist Angie Gajewski, and publisher Vally Sharpe. They've joined together to create books aimed at enhancing the development of reading skills by laying strong foundations in early childhood. All materials are based in the science of reading and focus on the Five Pillars of Reading, as established by the National Reading Panel in 2001. What are the pillars of reading?
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Click here to learn more about the Five Pillars.
My Best Friends Are Books Series
ECLP's My Best Friends Are Books series is a set of 10 mini-books
(5 x 5 inches) designed for parents, grandparents, pediatricians, and literacy programs focused on enhancing reading readiness in pre-K children. Each 12-page book highlights a single concept (colors, shapes, or other multisensory concepts in Series I).
An introductory book provides general guidelines for enhancing the reading experience. Click here to read the guidelines and content in the Introductory Book.
Helpful hints relating to the highlighted concept are provided on the inside cover of each individual book. Read Book 4, "Rocky Round," online by clicking here.