EP 83: No Letter of the Week with Stacy Benge

In this episode, Kristen and Stacy talk about why traditional “Letter of the Week” teaching doesn’t work for young children. They explain how literacy actually develops through play, movement, and real experiences—not worksheets and memorization. You’ll learn what children really need to build strong reading and writing foundations in a developmentally appropriate way. This conversation will help educators feel more confident stepping away from pressure-driven literacy practices and trusting play instead.

Join Kristen’s Year of Yes Play:This is NOT a Letter of the Week Workshop on January 27th 2026 for $9 where you can have a 2.5 hour training with 52 early literacy ideas to bring to your space! If it’s after January 27th 2026, you will still be able to purchase the replay of the training.

Find the Literacy Training here: This is NOT a Letter of the Week Workshop

Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com

Find Stacy here: @stacybengems or at Stacybenge.com

Find the Play Tours here: Play Tour Info