The Power of Reading! >>>  Reading and Writing Center Play Materials and Equipment Many of these items are easily found, and/or are recyclables.  Find reliable sources for commercial products on the links page.   Table (homemade or purchased, sized for young children) Chair(s) Desk and chair Low, open shelves Bulletin board Magnet boards and alphabet and number magnets Alphabet blocks, tiles and puzzles Alphabet sponges, stamps, and stamp pads Alphabet books Clipboards Envelopes Junk mail, catalogs Magazines Empty food containers File folders and boxes Mailbag and mailbox Chalkboards Chalk (white and colors)   Paper (lined and unlined, different sizes, colors, textures) Markers (thick and thin tips) Crayons Colored pencils Erasable boards, markers and erasers Magic slates Ready made blank books Bookbinding materials (hole punch, stapler, yarn) Scissors Old typewriter Computer with age appropriate programs      Establishing the Environment for Early Literacy Development: 52 Games and Activities to Make Learning Letters and Sounds Fun My List of Excellent Children's Books

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