A warm, loving relationship between a caregiver or parent and a young infant or child provides opportunities for spoken and written language and helps set the stage for children to become successful readers and writers. This booklet offers suggestions for parents and caregivers to help the infants and young children in their care develop early literacy skills. Among the contents of this booklet are: (1) a short summary of what scientific research says about how children learn to read and write; (2) things caregivers and parents can do with children from birth through age 2 to help them become readers; (3) things caregivers and parents can do with children between the ages of 3 and 4 years and what to look for in quality day care centers and preschools to help children become readers; (4) a glossary of relevant terms; and (5) ideas for books to read and organizations to contact for additional help or information. (KB)