Infographic showing how conversational turns help children learn to read and write, with arrows indicating progression from infants saying sounds to early graders reading and writing sentences. Colorful graphics and text explain each stage.

Learning to read & write starts earlier than you think

Literacy doesn’t start in first grade or kindergarten. Conversational turns at ages 0-5 play a big role! 

Created in collaboration with Lucy Hart Paulson, co-author of LETRS for Early Childhood Educators, this graphic shows how learning to talk and learning to read and write happen in parallel.