Category: Play-based literacy

  • Why Pre-K Matters: The Power of Free Play in Early Literacy

    Why Pre-K Matters: The Power of Free Play in Early Literacy

    When people discuss early literacy, they often focus on read-alouds, alphabet songs, or encouraging children to learn sight words. Those are important, but they don’t tell the whole picture. What often gets left out is the foundation of learning, the part that begins before letters and decoding, when children are just starting to figure out Read more