Talk, Sing, Read, Play with Me

Research continually shows that the number of books in the home, book ownership, and social-emotional bonding in early childhood are essential to building the emergent literacy skills that allow for children to eventually learn to read. Providing low-resource families with empowerment and accessible materials is key to their success. This program has been carefully curated with input from rural community members and leaders in order to appeal to families in a fun and open-ended manner, containing materials that encourage play and conversation between caregiver and child.

• Includes materials at reading-levels for low-literacy adults to connect with them;
• Features interactive play materials and books that do not require reading;
• Includes books whose subject matter is familiar and relatable for rural families; and
• Ties materials into the PreK Common Core curriculum to better engage children when they arrive in the
  classroom.