Play, Read and Sing
Help Your Child Get Ready To ReadBabies
Baby Babbles
Making sounds is so much fun! As soon as baby can figure out how to make a sound, he starts making it all the time. Encourage this sound play by babbling with him. Repeat the sounds he makes and add a few new ones from time to time. Before you know it, your house will be full of baby ... MoreToddlers
I Love Trucks!
You might notice that your toddler is starting to have clear preferences about books...and everything else! When you notice your child has a special interest in something, go to the Library to find more books about it. Connecting children's interests to stories is a great way to love ... MorePreschoolers
Alphabet Food
Letters are everywhere, even in our food! Explore letters when you eat by having alphabet soup or making letters out of cookie dough. You can even make magic letters on your child’s toast: use a small brush to write a letter with milk on a piece of bread. Toast the bread and the letter ... MoreAbout Racing to Read
Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they learn how to read and write. Reading, talking, singing and playing with children from birth make learning to read easier!
Bring your child to a library branch near you to discover all the Library has to offer, including storytimes, play-and-learn centers, creative, knowledgeable staff and, of course, books. For more information, email racingtoread@thelibrary.org.
When children play they learn!
5 Roads to Reading
- Have fun reading books you and your child enjoy.
- Play with sounds, songs and rhymes.
Create stories, play make-believe and let your child be the storyteller.
Explore lots of words with your child. - Find print everywhere. Play with words and letters.