Smart Start

Smart Start. Early childhood literacy is foundational for lifelong learning, fostering cognitive development, imagination, and the skills necessary for academic and personal success. Summer with the Library includes a series of Storytime events to partner with parents and guardians in helping promote early childhood literacy.

Looking for activities to do at home? Talk, Sign, Read, Write, Play is a great tool to help children develop early literacy skills through five simple practices: singing to build language, talking to encourage communication, reading to engage with stories, writing to enhance fine motor skills, and playing to foster cognitive and social development. These activities can be adapted to suit each child's individual needs, including those with disabilities, and can be incorporated into daily routines to support lifelong learning.

Reading aloud to your child not only strengthens their language skills but also nurtures a love for stories, sparks imagination, and creates lasting bonds through shared moments of learning.