Maya Smart

5 Touchstones for Parents Teaching Kids to Read

Discover powerful, actionable advice for parents teaching kids to read, from literacy advocate and author Maya Payne

3 Must Dos for Staying on Top of School Communications

Tackle Back to School Anxiety: 4 Tips for Kids and Parents

5 Fun & Easy Ways to Make Travel with Kids Even More Educational

4 Ways Parents Can Help Kids Have a Great School Year

10 Inspiring Picture Books for Children to Celebrate Juneteenth

Celebrate Juneteenth with your children by reading these inspiring, informative picture books.

3 Ways to Support Early Literacy Even If You Don’t Have Young Children

7 Favorite ABC Books to Teach the Alphabet

Maya Smart, author of Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six, recommends ABC books for preschoolers to

The Little Known History of Texas’ Underground Railroad

Celebrate The Amazing Zora Neale Hurston with This Great Picture Book