Pre-K: Getting Ready to Read and Write
Teachers and caregivers play a critical role in preparing young children for school and life success. In addition to a warm and nurturing environment, the adults in children’s lives should also focus on the building blocks of reading and writing.
This pre-K guide is designed to walk teachers and caregivers through several important building blocks, including sounds, print awareness, letters and more. Within each section, you’ll find easy to read and use resources for learning more, and for trying some activities within your setting. Short videos bring concepts to life, booklists provide ideas for extension, and we provide guidance about when to have concerns about a child’s development.
- Reading and writing readiness
- Literacy-rich environments
- Sounds
- Sounds
- Print awareness
- Print awareness
- Letters
- Letters
- Vocabulary and oral language
- Vocabulary and oral language
- Reading together
- Reading together
- Writing
- Writing
- Developmental milestones
- Explore Reading Rockets