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

Summer Reading
Concentric circles and mandala-like designs
Grab your crayons and markers and get ready to Color Our World with Summer Reading 2025.
See what's coming up!
Take Time to Rhyme!
An adult person with dark skin, a goatee, and short wavy hair holds an open picture book. A toddler with dark skin and a white hair bow sits on their lap and points at the book, smiling.
A list of books that celebrate the 6 by 6 skill: Take Time to Rhyme!
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Explore all the Colors!
Yellow book cover.
Picture books for young children exploring the colors of our world.
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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.