Early literacy begins with you

Parents are kids’ first teachers. From the time a child is born, home is where learning begins.

5 simple and fun things parents can do to get their kids ready for school. Reading! Talking! Singing! Playing! Writing!

Reading: Before your baby can read, she/he needs to be familiar with the written word. Your baby needs to look at words, play with books and watch you read. Research shows that kids who see their parents read will be readers too.

LEARNING NEW WORDS Read a variety of books to your children and talk about new words. As children increase their vocabularies, they also increase their reading comprehension.

Where is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz. "Where are baby's hands? Under the   bubbles...where are baby's eyes? under her hat!"

First 100 Animals. Published by Tiger Tales. With 100 animal photographs to look at and talk about, and 100 animal names to read and learn about, too.

This Little Chick by John Lawrence. A litle chick shows that he can make the sounds of the animals in his neighborhood.

Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora. A toddler plays peek-a-boo throughout the day.

Whose Baby am I? by John Butler. The reader is asked to guess who the parent is for nine baby animals.

Activity: Point it out - Point out the pictures as you read. Describe them. Explain what they are.