Literacy Skills

Questions to Ask About Your Child’s Reading Scores (With a Sample Email)

Got your child's reading scores from school or a tutor? Here's what to ask, a real email you can borrow, and how to follow

Cute Halloween Craft + Story Time Teaches Kids the Tricky ‘OO’ Spelling Pattern

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Super Easy Ways to Build Your Child’s Vocabulary Without Flashcards

Learn how to help your child learn new words in easy ways during your everyday life. No drills or flashcards

Four Easy Ways to Get Kids Kindergarten-Ready with Stuff You Already Have

Is Your Child’s School or Daycare Preparing Them for Reading and Writing Success?

Discover how to evaluate reading instruction and tell if your child’s school or daycare is preparing them to read and write

No One Knows Your Child Like You Do—How to Monitor Their Reading Development

You spend more time with your child than any teacher will. Here's how to monitor your child's reading development—and celebrate

Parent Development Is a Real Thing—and I’m Calling Mine Mommy Camp

To help kids learn and grow into their best selves, parents must grow, too. Explore how to stretch yourself through intentional

Building on Bedtime Stories: 3 Easy Habits to Shift Your Child from Listening to Literacy

Build your child’s brain and literacy by adding 60 seconds of print awareness and sound learning to your daily story routine.

3 Tips for Reading to Your Newborn (and Yes, You Should Read from Day One)

You can and should read to your newborn—for a few minutes at a time. Here’s how to make baby story time a success and build

The Parenting Superpower that Helps Your Child Succeed in Reading & Life

Explore the mindset that can transform the different seasons of raising a child—so you can help your child succeed and