Parent-School Partnership

9 Awesome Picture Books to Help Your Child Start the School Year Strong

The time is fast approaching: The sound of new zippers rings out and the smell of sharpened pencils fills the

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

Why Phonics Instruction Matters—and How to Know if Your Child is Getting It

Why some kids reach middle school unable to read—and how parents can tell if schools are teaching phonics while there’s still

What Is Reading? The Simple View That Makes it Easy for Parents to Teach Literacy

Choosing a preschool or childcare for your child? Use this guide from national literacy thought leader Maya Payne Smart to make

Bring Reading for Our Lives to Your Community—Virtually

Host a virtual book club with Reading for Our Lives author Maya Payne Smart and equip families with simple, proven tools to raise

Making Reading Visible Again: Why I Joined the Get Caught Reading Campaign

A literacy advocate shares why modeling reading still matters in a screen-filled world—and how it connects to real

Summer Reading Crisis? Not in My House (And Not in Yours Either)

Author Maya Payne Smart talked to Fox 6 about how to sidestep the summer reading crisis by turning lazy days into summer learning