You Can Make a Difference in Early Literacy: Top Ten Ideas
      
     
  1. Read to a child in your life and make it a daily habit.
 
  1. Invite a speaker to give a program about early literacy to a group to which you belong.
  
  1. Create literacy-rich, book-friendly environments for children – at home, at day cares and preschools, at your workplace, and in the community.  
     
  1. Volunteer for an early literacy program in your area.



     
 
  
  1. Learn several nursery rhymes, songs, and fun activities to enjoy with babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
  
  1. Donate to an early literacy program.
  
  1. Give books and literacy-related toys as gifts to children.
  
  1. Start an early literacy project in your own community.
  
  1. Be a good example for children by reading yourself
  
  1. Share your early literacy stories and photos with us for our Raising Readers Scrapbook. (send information by email to ).