<DIV><P>Children love to pretend, and dramatic play is the perfect environment for children to practice and apply literacy concepts. Whether they decide to be firefighters, to open a pet store, or to have a tea party, children will increase their vocabulary, communicate with their peers, and learn to recognize environmental print&mdash;all important skills for prereaders. <I>Literacy Play</I> is chock-full of creative dramatic play activities that teach important pre-reading skills while bringing children&rsquo;s imaginations to life!</P><P>Amy Cox has been a supervising teacher in the Melba S. Lehner Children&rsquo;s School at Weber State University for the past nine years. </P><P>Sherrie West is a mentor teacher for Head Start at the Ogden Area Community Action Agency.</P></DIV>