Children develop in all areas through play. Their reading can develop too.
A child’s imagination can transform a play space into a pretend office, a fire or police station, a fix- it shop, a doctor’s office, a grocery store, an ice cream shop, the post office, and more.
They will create stories and take on roles. Listen to the stories. Talk about them. Make them literacy activities too.
Create and read together – signs, labels, numbers, grocery lists, addresses, messages, a letter to mail at the post office, a traffic ticket for that speeding motorcycle.
Possibilities for language development and reading are endless.