Parents have untapped personal resources for teaching and guiding young children.

Visual Literacy gives parents a clear structure and a playful way to use what they already know to engage their children in conversation.  The strategy helps adults turn everyday objects and surroundings  into conversation starters.

All parent involvement programs encourage parents to talk to their children. One of the most frequent responses from parents is:    “What should I talk about?”  As researchers Hart and Risley note… “parent-talk defines and labels what children should think and notice about the world, their family, and themselves…. ”

Visual literacy turns this mandate into a game.