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This series helps families understand the importance of language in developing literacy skills. Children use oral language skills when learning to read and then use reading skills to advance language. Families learn that reading and writing are not independent of speaking and listening. The series features interviews and insight from parent educators and early childhood specialists and goes on location to demonstrate activities that promote language development.

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An early childhood specialist, a speech and language professional, and a pediatric neurologist discuss what receptive language is and how brain development relates to the growth of a child's receptive language.

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An early childhood specialist, a speech and language professional, and a pediatric neurologist discuss what expressive language is and the language development milestones relating to the growth of a child's expressive language.

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An early childhood educator, a speech and language professional, and a pediatric neurologist discuss how children are getting ready to read from birth on; and language development milestones in the process of learning to read and write.

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