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Find reading help for kids of all ages, including reading strategies, tips for developing reading skills at home, book recommendations, reading activities, and more great ways to support reading for kids.
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Launch Lunchbox Literacy Discover 5 easy ways to sneak literacy into your child’s lunchbox.
What You Don’t Know About Reading Discover 3 things parents must know about reading.
Banned Books Teach Life Lessons

Use banned books to teach kids about family values.

Use Signs For Early Reading Signs are the easiest reading your child should do. Find out why.
Library Scavenger Hunt
by Allison McDonald
Jul 04, 2013
Break out of your summer reading slump with a fun way to find new books.
Explore Other Cultures Through Reading
by Sonja Cole
Jul 04, 2013
Building reading into kids' schedules and regularly bringing additional books into the home for children positively impact kids' reading frequency.
Reading Is Beautiful
by Allison McDonald
Jul 03, 2013
Bring books to life with these simple art projects and matching books, and deepen the reading experience for your child.
WordGirl's Word of the Week: Independent
by Brian Kraker
Jul 02, 2013
Scholastic’s definition dynamo provides an opportunity to discuss independence this 4th of July!
Those Rebels, Tom & John
by Maggie McGuire
Jul 02, 2013
This is a delightfully illustrated story for kids about our two founding fathers who couldn’t have been more different from each other.
Character Name Letter Connect
by Amy Mascott
Jul 01, 2013
Talk about characters in the story while making connections between letters and sounds.
Read to the Top
by Allison McDonald
Jun 27, 2013
Add extra fun to your summer reading with a little friendly competition between books.
WordGirl's Word of the Week: Recycle
by Brian Kraker
Jun 25, 2013
Help your child protect the planet just like WordGirl with this week’s new vocabulary word: recycle.
Top 5 Ways to Celebrate America With Books
by Sonja Cole
Jun 24, 2013
Take your child on a time-travel adventure through American history with these books and activities.
Story Starters: Free Scholastic Resource That Gets Kids' Creativity Flowing
by Amy Mascott
Jun 24, 2013
With Scholastic's free Story Starter resource, kids can create stories in the form of letters, postcards, newspapers, or books—then share them!

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Scholastic Parents: Raise a Reader

Get the latest advice, tips, and resources on helping your child read at every age and every stage. Each week, find kids' book reviews, ways to extend the reading experience, and tips on how to spark a reader's interests from our expert contributors and editors.

Scholastic Parents: Raise a Reader ContributorsSee All

Allison McDonald
Allison McDonald
Founder and editor of the No Time For Flash Cards blog.
Amy Mascott
Amy Mascott
A Reading Specialist and former high school English teacher.
Maggie McGuire
Maggie McGuire
Maggie McGuire is an expert in youth digital and parenting.

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