Build Reading Skills at Home

Practical tips you can use right now to help improve your child's ability to read.

Teach Your Child To Love Reading

These tips from teachers will help your early elementary school child read better and enjoy reading more.

Poetry Boosts Reading Skills

The rhyming and imagery of poems can help kids learn language fundamentals.

Encouraging Older Elementary Readers

Many 4th and 5th graders already love reading; we asked an expert for advice on some common questions about helping them continue to develop that skill.

Help Your Child With Reading Comprehension

Improve Reading Comprehension Skills

Children in middle school are expected to read complex texts and novels.

Use News Reports To Teach Main Ideas, More

Being able to pick out main ideas and supporting details is key to understanding what we read and hear.

Previewing Text Helps Teens Learn More

Help Your Teen Read Faster To Improve Comprehension

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Reading Worksheets for Home

For Little Kids Picture Sentences Sight Reading Word Slide What Is a Setting?	For Big Kids Book Report Outline How To Use a Dictionary Using a Glossary
See all printable worksheets to help with reading skills

From the SchoolFamily Blog: Reading Skills

10 Important End-of-Year Questions for Your Child’s Teacher|Connie McCarthy
End-of-the-year progress reports usually come home on the last day of schoo...

More New Words for Your Child’s Word Bank|Connie McCarthy
This month’s words for your child’s word bank involve consonant...

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Additional Resources for Reading Help

Reading Is Fundamental - Find 20 ways to encourage your kids to read.
Storyline Online - Notable actors read excellent story books in these videos.
Getting Kids To Read - Listen to a discussion about how to get your kids to read.