PLAY-BASED LEARNING!


Meet LittleSEED,

a curriculum designed specifically for children 24-48 months.


LittleSEED provides a natural, approach to oral language development that is playful and designed with our youngest learners in mind. Children will sing, play, and interact, as they develop their oral language- learning new vocabulary, language expressions, and developing early phonological awareness.


Research from The National Early Literacy Panel Report (2010) tells us that young children with better oral language skills have an easier time learning how to read.


EARLY STEPS

Strong Literacy Foundation

When schools make an early investment in their youngest students' oral language development, the long-term gains in reading and writing are endless!


  • Although vocabulary size is important, research shows that comprehensive oral language skills are a better predictor of how well a child will read in the future, even better than vocabulary alone. [NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005] 


  • Oral language is not only important for speaking with others but also foundational to our proficiency in literacy- both reading and writing. [International Literacy Association, 2022] 


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Developing Oral Langauge

LittleSEED’s approach to teaching helps children build comprehension and draws children into learning through songs, play, and interaction. 

An opportunity to succeed naturally, not artificially:
By following a natural language acquisition process, each advancement in the language begins at the right time for aspiring students, creating immediate success and less stress than a grammar-based approach.



A fun and engaging program:

By following a natural language acquisition process, each advancement in the language begins at the right time for aspiring students, creating immediate success and less stress than a grammar-based approach.

Because the program features a variety of components and teaching approaches, children enjoy learning and are actively engaged—and when children are engaged, they can't help but learn.


Different modalities of learning:

Movement, songs, reading, and more modalities are used, allowing students to comprehend through different learning styles to be successful—and have fun!

Movement, songs, reading, and more modalities are used, allowing students to comprehend through different learning styles



Both students and teachers succeed:

LittleSEED supports the teaching process with clear, comprehensive teacher and classroom materials, full professional training, and in-depth teacher support.

An opportunity to grow succeed naturally:





A focus on play-based learning:






Different modalities of learning:





Teacher Support built right in:

By following the natural language acquisition process, LittleSEED provides developmentally appropriate activities for children to develop language at their own pace. 


With LitteSEED, our youngest learners experience joyful, interactive lessons and will acquire language without realizing they are learning through play. 



Using a multi-modal approach, LittleSEED engages young children through a variety of components including movement, songs, and stories. 


LittleSEED supports the teaching process with clear, comprehensive teacher and classroom materials, daily lesson plans, full professional training, and in-depth teacher support. 


LITTLESEED CURRICULUM

Teaching Components

At LittleSEED, we know how important it is to help our youngest learners develop their oral language in a developmentally appropriate, play-based manner. Every component in our curriculum has a purpose, and together, they create a fun, natural, language rich opportunity for 2- and 3-year-olds.


Learn how each curriculum component contributes to the LittleSEED experience.


BUILD THE HOME SCHOOL CONNECTION

Keep the learning and fun alive- outside of the classroom. Children can play their favorite songs, stories, and activities through our downloadable app. Family members can join the fun too!

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VOCABULARY PICTURE CARDS

Bring words to life and help your young learners build comprehension by connecting pictures with vocabulary words. Vocabulary is a key predictor of later reading success. 

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CHARACTER STORIES & DITTIES

It's story time! A cast of 32 original characters is vibrantly designed to teach 32 sounds of the alphabet, each through its own Phoneme Ditty and Character Story. 

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BIG BOOK

The LittleSEED friends join the adventure as they share 16 stories that are intended to introduce 16 multi-letter sounds using large text. 

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ACTION ACTIVITIES

Children love to move! These play-based activities are written to teach vital instructions, classroom commands, and action words.

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SONGS

Behold the power of music, as these fun and engaging short songs with intentionally designed pictures are used to teach vocabulary, language functions, and pronunciation.

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Teacher Training & Support

Initial Foundation Training

All teachers and support staff will attend LittleSEED Foundation Training via Zoom- from the comfort of their own school, center, or home. This practiced-based training includes learning the best practices of key components of the curriculum, modeled teaching of each component, and the opportunity to practice each component in a supportive environment. Teachers and staff feel comfortable and confident to teach LittleSEED from the first day! 


Ongoing Implementation Support

Our Professional Learning Specialists (PLS) work with teachers and support staff to ensure the highest possible oral language development outcomes for children.  Ongoing support options are designed to allow teams to choose the type of support that is most helpful for them. 


Ongoing support choices include:

01

Check-in support sessions

Meet with on of our curriculum specialist online and have a chat about what is going on in your classroom.

02

Video recorded lesson feedback

Record one of your lessons and send it to one of our curriculum specialist. Get customized feedback.

03

PLS to Zoom into a lesson

Get actionable feedback from one of our curriculum specialist as the watch a lesson over Zoom.

04

Mini-PDs

Join us for one of our online PD sessions to talk with other teachers and learn about popular topics.

LittleSEED Teacher Portal

The LittleSEED Portal is a digital hub that offers a comprehensive suite of resources designed to support the LittleSEED curriculum. Educators can find tools to implement the program effectively including teacher manuals, daily lesson plans, digital access to all components, audio clips, video clips and more! 

Build the Home School Connection with the LittleSEED Student App

Every LittleSEED student has access to the student app both in AND out of the classroom. 

The LittleSEED student app is available in both a web-based format as well as a downloadable app to make it convenient for families on the go!   At home, waiting in line, at the doctor’s office or an older sibling’s sports practice, LittleSEED students and their families can sing and move along with their favorite components anytime, anywhere!