About Us

The Teaching Early Literacy and Language (TELL) curriculum was developed and tested collaboratively with early childhood regular and special education teachers, administrators, speech-language pathologists, and our research teams.

For the past 18 years, our goal has been to improve the early literacy and oral language skills of young children to prepare them for school success. Lead by Dr. M. Jeanne Wilcox and Dr. Shelley Gray, TELL development and efficacy trials have been funded by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences through grants R324E06023, R324A110048, R305A170068, R324A180093 and R324A190181.

We are very excited to share the First Edition of TELL with you!

TELL Authors
M. Jeanne Wilcox, Nadine Mathis Basha Professor in Early Childhood Education, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University
Shelley Gray, Professor of Speech and Hearing Science, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University
Rachel Mayercek
Addie Lafferty
Stephanie Williams
Patricia Chan
Ariana Lopez
Christina Bernier
Karie Taylor
Joanne Campa