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Parents's Guide to Reading

Welcome to our parent's reading guide! We've worked hard to come up a practical guide to help your student or child improve their reading skills and start their journey to become lifelong readers. We've developed 50 chapters that provide tips for parents, the impact of sleep and nutrition on reading and much more. We'll be adding new content each week until the 50 chapters are completed.

Chapter 1: Why Reading Matters

In school, reading is everywhere! (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) There’s no way around it. Reading really…

Chapter 2: Parent’s Matter, Too

To your kids, you’re a hero (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) When you think about who has…

Chapter 3: Body Basics

The mind-body connection (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) Many different things affect how our children learn to…

Chapter 4: The Eyes Have it

Vision and reading (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) When it comes to reading, our most important sense…

Chapter 5: Checkup Time!

The doctor is in (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that every…

Chapter 6: Trust Your Gut

You are your child’s best advocate (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) An advocate is someone who stands…

Chapter 7: You and Your Child’s Teacher

Building an important relationship (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) You and your child’s teacher are on the…

Chapter 8: The Struggling Reader

(Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) We have already discussed some of the things that can make it…

Chapter 9: Could My Child Need Special Help?

(Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) Normal struggles or something more? Every child has a hard time in…

Chapter 10: Your Rights as a Parent

(Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) Know where you stand If your child has been enrolled in special…

Chapter 11: It’s a Date!

(Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) Busy, busy, busy! Finding time for reading with your child can be…

Chapter 12: Get it in Writing

(Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) Making a change Just deciding that reading is a good thing and…

Chapter 13: Setting Goals

(Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) How is success measured? It seems simple enough to say a child…

Chapter 14: Common-Sense Common Core

(Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) Common what? If you have school-aged children, then you have probably heard…

Chapter 15: Right From the Start

(Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) What is reading? That seems like a simple enough question, right? Reading…

Chapter 16: What’s Cookin’ in the Kitchen?

Chapter 16: What’s Cookin’ in the Kitchen? (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) It’s not “work” if it’s…

Chapter 17: Building a Book-Friendly Home

Chapter 17: Building a Book-Friendly Home (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) Set a good example “Do as…

Chapter 18: Make it FUN!

Chapter 18: Make it FUN! (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) One more time! We’ve said it before,…

Chapter 19: Build a Bookshelf!

Chapter 19: Build a Bookshelf! (Click for the Complete Online Parent Reading Guide) Build it and they will come Helping…

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