Help your child become a reader and writer with Smart Start: Read and Write! Developed by teachers, the colorful activities provide the perfect combination of fun and practice to give your child the foundation needed for academic success., , The grade PreK Smart Start: Read and Write workbook helps your child learn the alphabet and progress to learning letter sounds and writing upper- and lowercase letters., , Accelerate your childs reading progress: 20 easy-to-follow weekly lessons build alphabet awareness and develop reading readiness skills., Creative and fun lessons: Keep your child entertained while learning., Reward stickers: Motivate your child to complete the activities., Audio stories: Provide an option to listen to the audio story with your child., , The activity book is organized into weekly lessons around letters of the alphabet and an alphabet character such as Andy the Ant and Jackie the Jaguar., Every themed unit follows a similar format and includes:, Alphabet stories: Focus on one or more alphabet characters and include an audio read-aloud option., Listen for It! activities: Focus on beginning letter sounds., Write It! activities: Provide practice writing and identifying uppercase and lowercase letters., Find It! activities: Matching and drawing activity focuses on upper- and lowercase letters., Lets Review! activities: This simple review activity helps you evaluate your childs understanding of each alphabet letter and beginning sound., , Get ready for kindergarten with practice of the important skills in Smart Start: Read and Write, such as:, Naming and writing uppercase and lowercase letters, Connecting alphabet letters and sounds, Visual discrimination, Following directions, Fine motor skills, Print awareness, , Includes answer key., , Check out Smart Start: STEM activity books for fun hands-on projects that develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills.