Young children are all "pre-readers" who pick up clues about reading from their environment. This is great news for parents — you already have everything you need to help your child succeed. Three-year-olds have an exploding vocabulary and are eager to explore their world with you. Every time you read to and talk with your three-year-old, you build key early reading skills. As children's author Emilie Buchwald wrote, "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."