Want to know what your child will encounter on the road to literacy? See the step-by-step guide...

Why starting a reading ritual is one of the best gifts you can give your child. And yourself. 

Go behind the scenes with LitSteps' creator, Helen Deasy. Learn why she loves promoting literacy, what inspired her to start LitSteps, and her decades-long journey as a literacy teacher.

Why starting a reading ritual is one of the best gifts you'll ever give your child. And yourself. 

Look for inspirational moments or characters in the stories you read with together. You and your child are the main characters in your stories. Recall the big moments in your own lives.

You have a leading role in the stories your child sees unfolding each day. Play to your audience, and you'll soon be their favorite teacher.

Want to know what to focus on when working with your child? Here's a rundown of the little steps on their literacy journey. 

Learning to recognize and name colors is an easy place to start. Once your child knows their colors you can play color games with them everywhere you go. 

Recognizing, naming, and drawing basic shapes is a foundational skill. Shapes are the building blocks to drawing letters, numbers, and objects. 

Your child knows how to sing the Alphabet song. Now what? Making time to help your child with letter and sound recognition will give them the confidence and knowledge they need on the literacy journey.

It's common for children to confuse numerals with letters at the outset. And that's ok. It means they are comparing numeric symbols to letters they know. Yay, them!

Matching objects is similar to sorting. Your child is learning how to categorize objects. Matching milk to milk is one way to answer. But is it wrong to match milk with the cookie? 

Household objects like toys, finger foods, and craft supplies are great props for sorting and comparing. Sorting is a fun tactile activity for your young child.

Yikes! Your child just squeezed half a bottle of school glue onto the kitchen table. Glue sticks are better, but they still cause lots of sticky situations.  Don't even get us started on scissors and pencil sharpeners...

Creative expression is a lifelong skill. If your child conjures up purple bunnies, bubble-breathing dragons, and robotic trees, feed and support their imagination. Ask them to tell you the story behind their scribbles. You'll be astonished by their answers!