Literacy Skills

Early Literacy Tips for Parents from a Teacher & Bookstore Owner

Get helpful early literacy tips for parents as author Maya Payne Smart interviews former teacher & children’s bookstore owner

Maya Smart Speaks on Literacy and Hope to United Way Women in Milwaukee

12 Wonderful Wordless Picture Books to Read Your Child (& Why You Should)

Discover the benefits of wordless picture books and a dozen fabulous titles by diverse authors to get you

How to Teach Your Child Silent E with 8 Wonderful Picture Books

Discover how to teach silent E, then help your child practice reading silent E with these beautiful picture

4 Great Reasons Dads Should Read Books to their Kids (Too)

Teach Reading as You Make an Easy Recipe for Kids: Three Bean Salad

Teach your child to read the TH spelling pattern as you make this easy recipe for kids together and then enjoy a healthy three

Teach Your Child to Read, Cook, & Spell with Yummy Stuffed Shell Pasta

Print this easy recipe for kids to teach your child to read the SH spelling pattern as you make a delicious pasta dish

Make a Yummy Cake in a Cup & Teach Your Child to Read

Teach Kids the ABCs with this Free DIY Letters Printable

This Yummy Yogurt Bark Recipe Teaches Kids to Read Y as a Consonant

Is Y a consonant or a vowel? Explore this tricky letter with your child as you follow a super easy kids’ recipe they can read