Back-to-school season brings a familiar mix of excitement and anxiety for both parents and children. While you’re busy shopping for new backpacks and school supplies, there’s another category of “supplies” that can make a tremendous difference in your child’s academic success: educational toys that reinforce and extend what they’re learning in the classroom.
After years of testing educational toys with my children and watching which ones truly make a difference in their development, I’ve compiled this guide to the best reading toys for preschoolers. These aren’t just toys that happen to have letters on them. They’re carefully designed tools that build specific pre-reading skills while keeping children engaged…