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In our new Beginnings Workshop book, Literacy, Joan Lombardi shares these ideas on how early childhood programs can help young children prepare to read and write…

“There is no simple answer to helping children to read and write . . . . Reading is a complex and multifaceted process, and children need an approach to learning that integrates many elements. Young children need lots of exposure to oral language and print material. They need to have the self-confidence to explore new ideas and feel the pleasure and excitement of listening and telling stories, the intimacy of sharing, the joy of learning.

“During the infant and toddler years, children need relationships with caring adults who engage in many one-on-one, face-to-face interactions with them to support their oral language development and lay the foundation for later literacy. During the preschool years, young children need a wide range of developmentally appropriate experiences to support literacy, including — but not limited to — positive, nurturing relationships with adults who engage in responsive conversations with individual children. Child care providers need to model reading and writing behavior and foster children's interest in and enjoyment of reading and writing through exposure to a print-rich environment and daily adult reading of high-quality books.”

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