Building Literacy With Love suggests loving ways adults can provide experiences that foster a child’s ability to become literate. This book offers practical suggestions for implementing effective, research-based teaching practices in child care settings. This practical guide will help professionals grasp the skills, concepts, and processes intrinsic to learning to read and write and presents ways adults can help. It also includes numerous fun and practical activities to promote phonemics, phonetic awareness, alphabetic knowledge, and fluency.