Early literacy is what your child knows about reading and writing before he or she actually learns how to read and write. Children are born ready to read, and you provide the opportunities for learning through everyday experiences--including talking, reading, singing, writing and playing. This kit contains a guide and four books that focus on the early literacy practice of playing. Playing encourages children to use their growing vocabularies to think about their world, to experiment with how stories work, and to understand relationships. The books in this kit model and reflect play in a variety of ways: games between parents and children, interactions with a book itself, and open-ended exploration of toys or found materials. Use the guide and books in this bag to learn how to prepare your child for reading and later success in school.