Preschool Language and Reading

A love of reading will take a preschooler further towards success in school than anything else. Preschoolers love to be read to. Participating in story telling and reading activities will develop essential pre-reading skills and set a preschooler on the path to literacy. Preschoolers learn so much about the world through books.

As parents and teachers it is our job to take advantage of their early years where they can develop a strong foundation for success in reading.

Featured Preschool Language and Reading Articles

Themed Preschool Book Storage
Storing a collection of preschool books can be a challenge. Simple magazine holders can be used to make it easy to find the perfect book for your preschooler.

Steps to Literacy in Preschool Education
Preschoolers each learn at their own pace. Some preschoolers will master writing their letters while others will be able to recite favorite books from memory. No matter what your preschoolers strengths may be, you can feel confident that they are learning, as long as you are providing a well rounded curriculum that encourages literacy.

10 Tips for Making Story Time Memorable
Story time is an essential part of any preschool education. It is an enjoyable way for children to be exposed to many different subjects and learn valuable skills. A child who is read to often will turn into a good reader and learn how to communicate with others well. These tips will help you to make the most out of story time with your preschoolers.

Featured Preschool Literacy Activities

The National Education Association  sponsors a Read Across America event to celebrate reading on and around Dr. Seuss's birthday (March 2). Join us as we Rock Through the Alphabet with our Preschool Literacy Program in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday! Find activities, including alphabet art, alphabet books, and alphabet math, for each letter of the alphabet at Rock Through the Alphabet.

Shaving Cream Letters
Preschoolers love to experience the world with all their senses. Sensory activities are a wonderful way to teach valuable educational concepts to preschoolers. This preschool literacy activity encourages preschoolers to practice writing their letters and numbers by making it fun. Why use a crayon and paper when you can write in shaving cream?

Preschool Literacy Activity - Draw Me a Story
Let preschoolers tell their own stories with this simple preschool literacy activity. This pre-reading activity helps preschoolers to understand that the words on the page communicate a story.

Preschool Language Activity - I Spy Friends
The ability to describe the things in the world around them with words is an important step for preschoolers to make in their language development. This preschool language activity is a fun way for preschoolers to practice using words to describe the things that they see in their world.

Preschool Literacy Activity - Yarn Letters
Preschoolers love experimenting with different mediums. This preschool literacy activity requires very few supplies and really gets preschoolers excited about learning to write the letters of the alphabet.

Make a Preschool Alphabet Wall
This simple and ongoing preschool activity will help preschoolers recognize each letter of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. The alphabet wall will keep growing as preschoolers learn more about each letter of the alphabet.

Featured Preschool Product for Parents

Zoobooks Magazine
Zoobooks is a wonderful magazine for preschoolers. They love receiving something in the mail just for them and learning about new animals every month. This is an exciting way to encourage reading and a love of learning for preschoolers while they are still in their early years. They will learn valuable pre-reading skills that will stay with them for the rest of their life and have wonderful memories of time spent reading with parents.

Featured Preschool Book Reviews

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Read reviews of preschool books that were previously featured.

Preschool Book Review - The Z was Zapped
Written by Chris Van Allsburg, the author who brought us other classics such as Jumanji and The Polar Express, The Z was Zapped succeeds in meeting high expectations. This dramatic imitation of a stage play introduces preschoolers to all of the letters of the alphabet in an entirely new way.

Preschool Book Review - I Like Myself!
I Like Myself! is a wonderful preschool book that helps preschoolers learn about their own emotional needs. Emotional development is an essential part of a quality preschool education and is often neglected in favor of educational development.

Preschool Book Review - How I Became a Pirate
How I Became a Pirate is an absorbing tale that will have preschoolers wanting to yell "Arg!". This imaginative tale about a day at the beach will open preschoolers eyes to all the possibilities in the world around them.

Preschool Book Review - The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book
This innovate alphabet book reads in a circle. Preschoolers will look at the letters of the alphabet in an entirely new way and they turn the book on its side and upside down to see the many things that the letters of the alphabet appear to be.

Preschool Book Reivew - The Carrot Seed
The Carrot Seed is a classic preschool book with a very simple story that teaches a very important lesson.

Preschool Book Review - Alphabet City
Stephen T. Johnson shows preschoolers the city in a whole new light. There are no words in the book but the vivid illustrations depict the letters of the alphabet hidden throughout the city. This unique alphabet book will have preschoolers looking for the letters of the alphabet in places that they never would have dreamed of before.

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Skip Through the Seasons by Stella Blackstone
Your preschooler will learn about words and all the seasons with this colorful seek-and-find book. Related craft: Touch and Feel Seasons Wallhanging.

Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
"Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. Clickety, clack, moo." These aren't your typical cows you'd find on any farm; these cows can type! And you'll never guess what they're typing to old Farmer Brown. Those cows may be talented, but you'll never guess which animals catch on quickly to the idea with a little manipulation of their own. Read the preschool book review.