Our early literacy based programs can be valuable tools in developing essential skills like:

• Vocabulary: knowing the names of things
• Print Awareness: noticing print everywhere, knowing how to handle a book and knowing how to follow the words on a page
• Narrative Skills: the ability to describe things and events and tell stories
• Print Motivation: a child’s interest in and enjoyment of books
• Phonological Awareness: the ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words
• Letter Knowledge: knowing that letters are different from each other and that they have different names and sounds

Our programs combine these tools with the Five Simple Practices of

• Talking
• Reading
• Singing
• Writing
• Playing
  

recognized by the Every Child Ready to Read® program as critical to developing language and pre-reading skills. We welcome children of all abilities and are committed to providing all children the opportunity to learn.