Learning to Read
Growing Reader
Tween
10 Imaginative Scenes for Teaching Children to Visualize as They Read
Whether students naturally imagine as they read or need to be taught to do so, they can all benefit from structured practice creating mental images with books like these.
Growing Reader
Understanding the Difference Between a 'Late' Reader and a Child with a Learning Issue
If your child is struggling with reading, it can be hard to know what the cause is or what to do. We spoke to two educational experts to get some insights into what parents should know and be on the lookout for.
Growing Reader
Parent-Tested, Expert-Recommended Advice for When Your Child Isn’t Reading Yet
Watching your child struggle with anything is difficult. And that can feel especially so when it comes to reading. Here is some helpful advice from parents who've been there and experts in the know.
Growing Reader
Tween
When Reading Is Hard: A New Way to Help Your Child Move Forward
How can parents support kids through reading challenges without adding to the pressure the child may already be feeling? A strength-based approach can help.
Growing Reader
A Summer Reading Star Chart for Beginning Readers
This easy, at-home activity helps readers keep track of new books, mark the achievement of reading them, and consider: Which ones were really great?
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Fun Word Games To Keep Your Kids Learning This Summer
Simple pen-and-paper word games are a great go-to when kids say they're bored and a fun way to reinforce fundamental reading skills in the weeks leading up to the new school year.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
From Teacher to Parent: Positive Discipline Tools That Work
The Positive Discipline approach provides a model that takes everyday misbehaviors and turns these trying moments into opportunities to teach children the important life skills they’ll need to be successful in the long-term.
Growing Reader
Tween
Brand-New to America and Learning, One Book at a Time
Author and ELL teacher Ruth Freeman shares some of the challenges children learning to read in English encounter and which stories get her students hooked on books.
Tips & Advice
Do You Hear What I Hear? Why the Music of Reading Aloud Matters for Kids
We talked to a reading expert to find out how reading prosody — a.k.a. the art of reading with inflection and emphasis — impacts fluency and understanding for kids.
Tips & Advice
Rethinking Reading Levels: Some Practical Advice from the Experts
Confused by the "rules" around reading levels? You're not alone. The co-authors of The Psychology of Reading share some valuable insights.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
How to Make Reading Fun: 25 Ideas Kids Will Love
Bestselling author, mom, and one-time struggling reader Jean Reagan shares some great ideas for how to make reading fun for kids.
Growing Reader
8 Ways Parents Discourage Their Kids from Reading
Sometimes we unintentionally discourage our kids from reading. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. Here’s what not to do — and why.
