Read Across America for Parents

Colorín Colorado

For Families
Bilingual resources offer parents tips on helping children learn to read, succeed in school, and learn a new language.

LEE & LOW BOOKS

Tool to Build a More Diverse Home Book Collection
A Home Library Questionnaire to help parents reflect on and diversify the types of books families share at home.

NEA’s Read Across America

Raising Readers: What Parents Can Do
20 tips to help parents create a sense of enjoyment, wonder, and a passion for reading.

NATIONAL PTA AND NEA

Developing Your Child’s Reading Skills and Raising Ready Readers
Tips to support children at each stage of their education with encouragement to read books that celebrate diversity and foster critical thinking.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILIES LEARNING

Cultivating Readers
Available in both English and Spanish, the Cultivating Readers Family Guide provides tips to grow reading skills from birth to age eight.

PBS

PBS for Parents: Literacy
Age-by-age tips, articles, and activities related to literacy.

READING ROCKETS

Reading 101: A Guide for Parents
A guide to give parents a better understanding of what it takes to learn to read (and write) and advice on how they can help their children grow as readers, writers, and learners.

REACH OUT AND READ

Milestones of Early Literacy Development
Information in English and Spanish to help parents of newborns through children at age 5 understand what they are observing in their child’s early literacy development and how they can support their growth.

START WITH A BOOK

Parent Tips for Reading, Writing, and Learning
Tips on how parents can help kids build background knowledge, boost reading fluency, strengthen writing skills, and more.

UNDERSTOOD

Reading and Writing
Resources to help parents of PreK through grade 12 children enjoy reading, even if reading is a struggle.