Learning to read

Try These Helpful Strategies to Get Your Kids Reading

Try These Helpful Strategies to Get Your Kids Reading

With these tips and tricks, soon enough your child will be reading bedtime stories to you!

Brianna Bell

Does It Matter What Your Child Reads? You Might Be Surprised

Does It Matter What Your Child Reads? You Might Be Surprised

How to embrace different forms of reading to instill a love of books in your child.

Dr. Victoria Waller

The ABCs of Creating a Book Lover

The ABCs of Creating a Book Lover

How one mom helped her son learn to love reading, and in turn reignited her own passion for books.

Jenn Cox

9 fun ABC games for kids

9 fun ABC games for kids

So you've taught your kid to recite the alphabet song...now what? These fun ABC games for kids will help them start to recognize and print letters.

Shohra Adel

6 Ways to Support Your Kid When They're Learning to Read

6 Ways to Support Your Kid When They're Learning to Read

Kate Winn

I laid all the groundwork, but public school failed to teach my kids to read

I laid all the groundwork, but public school failed to teach my kids to read

Claire Gagne

4 ways to prepare your preschooler for reading

4 ways to prepare your preschooler for reading

Kate Winn

This is the one thing you should focus on if you're worried about COVID learning loss

This is the one thing you should focus on if you're worried about COVID learning loss

Don’t worry about catching your kid up on everything they missed, but if they're struggling to learn to read, focus on these skills over the summer.

Claire Gagne

Which first books should I have in my preschooler's library?

Which first books should I have in my preschooler's library?

In addition to choosing classic books, award-winners and favourites from your own childhood, you should let your child's interests guide you.

Common Sense Media

How to raise a reader

How to raise a reader

It’s never too early to instill a love of books in your kids. Here’s our age-by-age guide to building good habits and how to read to kids.

Claire Gagne

5 ways to help develop STEM skills from a young age

5 ways to help develop STEM skills from a young age

Everyone knows early literacy skills are important. But we should also be promoting early STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills.

Kym Simoncini

Again, again! Why your kid wants to do the same activity over and over

Again, again! Why your kid wants to do the same activity over and over

Read the same book five times in one sitting? It can actually be helping your kid. Here's how to approach repetition without losing your sanity.

Cathie Kryczka

An age-by-age guide to reading to your kids

An age-by-age guide to reading to your kids

Reading to kids is more than just reading the words on the page. Help your kids learn new vocabulary and develop empathy and self-control with these tips.

Vanessa Milne

Yes, Graphic Novels Count as 'Real' Reading

Yes, Graphic Novels Count as 'Real' Reading

Really, they do! Whether you have a reluctant or avid reader, graphic novels are entertaining and improve literacy skills.

Alex Mlynek

I quit the job I hated to home-school my kids

I quit the job I hated to home-school my kids

She wanted to spend more time with her three kids, foster their bond and avoid going back to a job she hated. So she made home-schooling happen.

Jessica Leeder

You're going to hate this alternate version of The Alphabet Song

You're going to hate this alternate version of The Alphabet Song

Sure, it clarifies the LMNOP part of the song, but did they have to go and ruin the classic version we all know and love?

Kevin John Siazon

This simple 10-minute routine can help your kids catch up in reading

This simple 10-minute routine can help your kids catch up in reading

If your kid is struggling with reading, this simple routine can help boost their confidence and help them to foster a love of books.

Kindel Turner Nash

Reading Harry Potter with my son bonded us in ways I didn't expect

Reading Harry Potter with my son bonded us in ways I didn't expect

For me and my son, books became our lingua franca, a bridge between us that helped shape our understanding of each other.

Anne Thériault

9 reading games to play with your kid

9 reading games to play with your kid

Learning how to read doesn't always have to involve books. Here are nine fun reading games that will motivate your little one.

Today's Parent

How to encourage kids to read

How to encourage kids to read

Not every kid is a bookworm, but there are ways to encourage your child to pick up a book more often. Here's how to help him learn to love books.

Stacy Lee Kong

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