Play Smart Literacy empowers parents and caregivers by bringing awareness to the
connection between talk, play and child development.
We help families recognize, create and engage in opportunities for
learning and playful adult-child conversations and every day.
How It Works: The Four Rs
Step #2
RECEIVE
our free resources:
Weekly play invitations
Remind Texts
Ready Rosie Videos
New books
Step #3
RESPOND &
Tell us about your 10 mins of #TalkandPlay at home!
SHARE your PLAYdates together & INSPIRE others!
Step #4
REPEAT
build a practice & boost brain development! Have fun! We
celebrate your growth!
EARN new books and other fun prizes
SHARE YOUR FAMILY#TalkAndPlay
Have a Play Date with Us!
Follow us on social media
and post with the hashtags #talkandplay #playsmartliteracy
Click the camera and send photos, stories, or videos of your family talking and playing!
Stay Connected
We are thrilled to partner with Tamalge Steele, author of
The Gift of Words: How Do Children Learn To Talk?
Visit her website for lots of ways to ADD MORE WORDS to your day!
Are you interested in having your family join in on the fun and growth?
Sign the family commitment form below.
On Site Play Visit Schedule and Events
SUSPENDED during COVID-19
600 E. 61st St.
-Play Visit every THURSDAY 10:30!
-Play Smart Families are encouraged to visit HelloBaby ANYTIME
Always SIGN-IN and SHARE your play while you are there to earn your engagement points!
DURING COVID SUSPENSION HELLOBABY IS ONLY OPEN ON WEDS FOR GIVEAWAYS 11-12:30
Tues, Wed, Thurs mornings and Pop-Ins throughout the week!:
---Ada S. McKinley Community Services---
Trumbull Park Head Start-106th & Ogelsby, Trumbull Park CHA
Maggie Drummond -43rd & Wabash
Roseland Head Start -11400 S Edbrooke
Ersula Howard -73rd & Exchange
Believe Family Shelter
Thursdays at 5:30
Avalon Library - Last Tues of every month during Child Find
Tolton Family Literacy - Tepeyac Head Start *CLOSING DEC*
We will be having family workshops at Little Village Library
We can't thank our program sponsors enough for all of the support they give us.
Become a sponsor today and help change a child's life.
Our Partners
& Collaborators
