Create an interactive early literacy training with a little help from CLEL Bells

By: Mary Ann Lawler How do you teach new staff about early literacy quickly? Get hands-on as soon as possible. Here’s a way to do that using the CLEL Bell winners’ Activity Sheets, found on the CLEL Bells website. I recently co-led a 45-minute workshop at an early childhood educators’ conference focused on teaching the …

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Join the 2026 English CLEL Bells Committee!

If you’re interested in lively, collaborative, in-depth discussions about early literacy, CLEL Bells is the place for you! Be part of advocating for quality children’s books that support early literacy. The English CLEL Bells Committee is recruiting new members for the 2026 award season! What are the CLEL Bells? One of the two early literacy …

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