Play, Read and Sing
Help Your Child Get Ready To ReadBabies
Roll-a-Rhyme
Rhymes are a fun way to play with sounds. A Roll-a-Rhyme is a great game to help you remember to play with rhymes every day. Find or create pictures that represent a nursery rhyme or song. Glue them on an empty tissue box. Help baby roll the box like a die. Sing the nursery rhyme that matches ... MoreToddlers
Mouse's House
Mouse's House is a fun guessing game. Draw a mouse shape on a piece of paper and cut it out. Cut rectangles of four to six different colors, just large enough to cover the mouse. Hide the mouse under one of the rectangles and ask, "Which house is the mouse in?" Let your child ... MorePreschoolers
What Happens Next?
“Then what happened?” When kids ask that question, they are starting to realize that events in stories happen in sequence - first one thing happens, then another, then the next and so on. This skill of understanding sequence is important when children begin to learn to read. Talk ... 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.