Birth to Six

The Six Skills of 6 by 6

Our Early Literacy skills help children learn "pre-literacy" - the skills they'll use later when they beginning learning how to read. Before they can learn to read, they'll need to be able to recognize shapes, hear the smaller sounds in words that let us do things like rhyme, and of course, learn that books and stories are fun, so they'll want to read. Learn more about 6 by 6 in the video below.

For your questions about early literacy and how the Library can help, please contact us.

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6 by 6 Logo with text: ready to read on a light blue background

Explore the 6 by 6 skills!

Peacock and text look for letters everywhere on blue background.

Learn about this 6 by 6 skill: Look for Letters Everywhere »

Goat singing while floating on an inner tube with text: take time to rhyme on a yellow background.

Learn about this 6 by 6 skill: Take Time to Rhyme »

Kangaroo with text: Notice Print All Around You

Learn about this 6 by 6 skill: Notice Print All Around You »

Toucan with text: Talk, Talk, Talk on a turquoise background.

Learn about this 6 by 6 skill: Talk, Talk, Talk »

Monkey with books and text Have Fun With Books on a green background

Learn about this 6 by 6 skill: Have Fun With Books »

Turtle lying on its back reading a book with text Tell Stories About Everything on a pink background

Learn about this 6 by 6 skill: Tell Stories About Everything »

Look for Letters Everywhere | Take Time to Rhyme | Notice Print All Around You | Talk, Talk, Talk | Have Fun with Books | Tell Stories About Everything

Discover
Two illustrations stacked vertically. The top one has a green background and contains a monkey holding a book and dangling by its tail from a branch overhead. The second image has a yellow background and contains a goat on a float singing notes.
Our 6 by 6 Ready to Read program turns 15 this Fall!
How we're celebrating »
6 by 6 Featured List
A young person peeks over an open book they are holding. Their eyes look joyful and their hair is red.
A list of books that celebrate the 6 by 6 skill: Tell Stories About Everything!
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Winter Books
The Snow Thief.
Share Winter with young readers with this selection of picture books.
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New Picture Books
A blue rectangle with a comic-book style font saying New!
New and updated! Check out some of the newer picture books to arrive at the Library.
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A special thanks to the artist of the 6 by 6 images, children's author and illustrator, Brad Sneed.