This report explores the activities parents engage in at home that support children's language and literacy development, and how these activities relate to communication and language outcomes at five years old. It also investigates how often parents use books and touch-screen devices (e.g. tablet computers or Smartphones) to engage in a variety of activities with their child at home, as well as parents' attitudes towards books and technology. We also sought to establish the views and practices of practitioners who work with children aged three to five. These are included in a separate report which is available at http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/research/nlt_research/5958. The findings in this report are based on data from our first annual Early Years Literacy Survey designed in partnership with Pearson. We commissioned YouGov to conduct an online survey of parents (N = 1,028) of children aged three to five in spring 2013. (author abstract)