This study investigated parents' knowledge of their child's emergent literacy development by administering parent questionnaires that examined parents' beliefs of literacy learning and the early writing and reading experiences of preschool children in their home. A total of 115 questionnaires were administered to parents with children enrolled in a preschool in the Red Band area of New Jersey, and a total of 24 usable questionnaires were returned. Responses were tallied and converted to percentages for analysis. Results indicated that the parents have considerable knowledge regarding their child's emergent literacy development. (Contains 32 references and 2 tables of data. Appendixes contain the parent questionnaire and additional data.) (Author/RS)