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Stepping Stones to Early Literacy

Welcome to Arlington Public Library's program to help you help your child get ready to learn how to read! Join us for Summer Reading!

Play

Play: Imaginative play allows your child to make sense of the world and to act out narratives that they hear in books and observe in life.

Stepping Stones to Literacy: Playing "I Spy" with Anne

Stepping Stones to Early Literacy: Playing I Spy with Your Little One
Tips and hints on how playing with your child helps get them ready to read.

Stepping Stones to Literacy: Picnic Playtime with Hannah

Stepping Stones to Early Literacy: Picnic Playtime
Tips and hints on how playing with your child helps get them ready to read.

Stepping Stones to Early Literacy: "Bath Time Playing" Vocabulary with Anne

Stepping Stones to Early Literacy: Building Vocabulary During Bath Time
Tips and hints on how playing with your child helps get them ready to read.

Stepping Stones to Early Literacy: Playing in Your Own Language with Mariela

Stepping Stones to Early Literacy: Playing in Your Own Language
Tips and hints on how playing with your child helps get them ready to read.

Stepping Stones to Early Literacy: Increasing Vocabulary with Pretend Play with Anne

Stepping Stones to Early Literacy: Increasing Vocabulary with Pretend Play
Tips and hints on how playing with your child helps get them ready to read.

Pasos hacia la alfabetización temprana: vamos a jugar con Raquel

Pasos hacia la alfabetización temprana: vamos a jugar
Consejos y sugerencias sobre cómo jugar con sus hijos, para prepararlos a la lectura.

Read Me One of These: Playing Booklist

Playing Booklist
Great books that highlight the early literacy practice of playing.