Every Child Ready To Read is an initiative of the American Library Association and the Association of Library Service to Children to make building early literacy skills practical for families.

By doing these 5 activities, you help build the pre-reading skills your child will need to become a successful reader:

• Singing slows down language so children can hear the smaller sounds in words.

• Talking in a way that encourages children to talk will help then understand wthat they later read; openeded questions, tell and retell stories, talk about more than just here and now.

• Shared reading (interactive reading) is the single most important activity to help children get ready to read.- Reading and writing both represent spoken language. Begins with fine and gross motor skills.

• Reading and writing both represent spoken language. Begins with fine and gross motor skills.

• Symbolic play (using one object to represent another), dramatic play (acting out and retelling stories), roleplaying help develop language