Welcome to Kindergarten!

ONlit’s Kindergarten Welcome Page provides educators and school leaders with a clear introduction to how early literacy is supported across the Kindergarten years. The page outlines the focus of literacy learning in Kindergarten, including oral communication, emergent reading and writing behaviours, and vocabulary development, and explains how these components are developed through everyday classroom experiences.

It situates literacy within play-based and inquiry-driven learning contexts and includes research-informed guidance, concrete examples, and links to supporting resources that can be used for planning and instructional decision-making. With an emphasis on developmentally appropriate, evidence-aligned practices, the page supports educators in understanding what early literacy looks like in practice and how to intentionally support language, communication, and early reading and writing behaviours in Kindergarten classrooms.