Reading Help

Give your reader a boost with these insights that help you keep your kids reading!

If your second grader struggles with challenging reading expectations, you can help! Diagnose problems – start with our nonsense word test – and implement solutions.

Online Literacy: Ages 3-5

by ZoÃ« Kashner

Using your computer, smart phone, or tablet computer is a special treat for your child. Try some of these literacy-building activities to turn...

Reading Activities: Ages 3-5

by ZoÃ« Kashner

1. Fun With Letters Children enjoy copying words out onto paper. Write your child’s name and have him copy it himself with alphabet stamps,...

Your Preschooler Discovers Letters and Words: Ages 3-5

by ZoÃ« Kashner

Most Preschoolers Will: Know the names of their favorite books; hold a book correctly and turn pages; recall familiar words...

Kindergarten Books

Starting kindergarten can be tremendously anxiety-inducing for children. A new and unfamiliar building, kids they haven’t met yet, lessons...

Child Literacy: Help Your Children Connect Sounds to Printed Words

by Anne Becker Schwartzberg

Children take what they hear and connect it to printed language. Helping your child connect sound to words in print can be fun and easy. You...

Pre-K Reading Increases Your Child's Confidence

by Anne Becker Schwartzberg

Like a light bulb suddenly turning on, your Pre-K child has awakened to a universe of Pre-K reading including letters, words, and ideas. You...

7 Ways to Build a Better Reader for Ages 3-5

Read together every day. Find a time of day when your child is most able to settle down, such as before naps or after a bath. If ...

Early Signs of Reading Trouble

During the preschool years, your child should begin to engage in conversation and storytelling, sharing his feelings and ideas, as well as imitating...