Read Aloud

The benefits of reading aloud with your child last well into the teen years, especially if she balks at reading on her own. These videos offer age-by-age tips on how best to coax her into sharing a book. Plus: Recommended books for each age and stage. Go Now

Reading Activities
Encourage interest in books and boost reading and writing skills with games, crafts, and interactives. Try these ideas from our At-Home Activities area.

• Become a Biographer
• Book Central
• Build a Word
• Card Factory
• Clifford Interactive Storybooks
• Cool Crosswords
• Cursive Bag
• Dear Teacher
• Family News
• Family Riddles
• Food Critic Notebook
• Ghost Writing
• Letter Scavenger Hunt
• Message in a Puzzle
• Mother-Daughter Book Club
• Noisy Punctuation
• Phonics Fun
• Poetry Challenge
• Sound Box
• Spell It in Sparkles
• Travel Time Brochures
• Word Bingo
• Write Your Own Ending

Expert Advice
Wondering how to help your child improve his skills — and enjoy reading? Worried about his progress? Need a reality check? Our experts are ready to help. Visit Expert Advice in our Your School-Age Child area.
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Story Hour
Engage your child with a collection of book-related activities, printable pages, online games, and more — featuring the best new books from Scholastic. Go Now

Look It Up
Tempt an underachieving reader with especially-for-kids learning materials and reference books. Check out the latest from Scholastic. Go Now