Teachers can help parents foster emerging literacy skills in their preschool children in a way that is developmentally appropriate and fun: by collaborating to develop their child's lifelong love of reading and writing. Incorporating selected teacher-tested activities from the popular book "More Than Letters," this accessible guide includes a variety of easy-to-implement strategies and activities for both teachers and parents. Following a introduction, the book contains 10 chapters: (1) How Children Learn to Read and Write; (2) Early Reading; (3) Big Book Activities; (4) Words on the Wall; (5) Words All Around Us; (6) Early Writing; (7)Writing Explorations; (8) Writing Spaces; (9) Traveling Words; and (10) Fun and Games with Words. The following is appended: Choosing Quality Child Care.