Having parents teach specific literacy skills to their children was two times more effective than having parents listen to their children read and six times more effective than encouraging parents to read to their children.

- The Effect of Family Literacy Interventions on Children's Acquisition of Reading, 2006

Get the Skills

Print Motivation - I love books

Print Awareness - I see words

Letter Knowledge - I know my ABC's

Vocabulary - I know words

Narrative Skills - I tell stories

Phonological Awareness - I hear words

Activities and Crafts

Children learn through hands-on, interactive participation. Activities and crafts help children learn these pre-literacy skills. Check out these simple activities you can do at home:

Print Motivation A Book About Mommy! Bilingual Word Puzzles How Does it Work? TV to Book Connections	Print Awareness The Gift of Book! On-the-Go Games Make a Food Menu Make a Puzzle
Letter Knowledge I Spy the Letter… The ABC House Eat your ABC’s! Playing with clay	Vocabulary Emotion Cards Can You Guess? Make a Shopping List Out and About Words
Narrative Skills Spoon Puppets Storytelling with Objects Peek-a-boo Game Paper Plate Masks	Phonological Awareness Make Some NOISE! Sing-along Stories Fun with Finger Plays! Rhyming Fun Box

Multiple Skills Activities All Activities in English All Activities in Spanish Multiple activities for multiple skills Activities to do at home Early literacy activities for infants Early literacy sticker sheet with activities Phonemic awareness activities for infants

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