"Nurture and encourage young writers in the most natural, developmentally appropriate way--through play! Children learn the skills needed for writing and reading on a continuum, over time and at different ages. Within the same classroom, early writers may make scribbles and draw symbols as representations of their ideas, while ready writers may use creative spelling, recognizable words, and illustrations to express more complex concepts and information. Ideal for a variety of settings, Playful Writing integrates writing exploration across the entire early childhood curriculum. Using play to creatively connect verbal communication with written symbols and words, children will being to interweave the experiences of writing and play and will ignite their own imaginations as they develop key literacy skills"--