Pre-ReaderLand of Letters

Reading begins with playful exploration.

Your child is learning to hear the sounds inside words and to know their letters. No reading required yet.

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Mr. Snail the Mailman carrying a letter
Land of Letters, with Mr. Snail

You might notice

  • Loves songs and rhymes
  • Knows some letter names
  • Not yet hearing first sounds

What helps

  • Play I Spy with sounds
  • Sing and rhyme every day
  • Read aloud together daily
A colorful brain connected to the eyes, ears and hands

Inside your child's brain

The brain is not growing bigger. It is building connections.

Sounds and letters are starting to meet. The first paths are forming.

  • Land of Letters
  • Land of Words
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  • Character Compass