High-quality pre-K is a key ingredient in a child’s life, ensuring that they are ready for their kindergarten year and beyond.

Reading daily can help your kids learn about the world, develop imagination, become more empathetic, and enrich their vocabulary. 

Allow your kids to experience the joy of reading with these tips for giving them the freedom of choice in selecting their next book.

Reading a story together as a family can be a magical experience. Here are some tips for creating an at-home storytime.

Parents/guardians always want what’s best for their kids, like helping them with their education. But how can you help your child with their literacy?

The science of reading is a hotly contested, yet deeply important topic. Here’s our understanding about the science of reading.

Here are four iconic children’s books that represent kids who may not often see themselves in the books on their library’s shelves. 

Check out how reading is a great tool for promoting positive self care and life management skills in children.

Nowadays, literacy reaches far beyond traditional reading comprehension. Here are the best ways to empower students in multi-tiered literacy.

Spice up your nature walks by exploring a different world: the world of poetry! Here’s everything you need to embark on a poetic nature walk.

When kids have a dedicated space for reading, their literacy skills blossom. Here are 3 tips for creating a reading nook for a young reader.

Some educators and parents may be tempted to dismiss audiobooks as “cheating.” But they can actually aid in the development of key literacy skills.

Literacy has decreased worldwide in the past few years. Luckily, there are ways to to spark a passion for reading in your child. 

It’s never too early to discuss emotions and mental health with your children, and social-emotional learning (SEL) is a key component of these conversations. 

Understanding emotions is such an important part of social-emotional growth. Here are some tips for how to navigate emotional learning with kids.

As teachers, tutors, and mentors, we have the unique opportunity to broaden the worldview of the children in our lives simply by reading together.

The science is clear: reading with children can boost their emotional competency. Here’s why you should read together (plus some books to get you started.)

It’s important to be intentional about how you’re talking about politics, civic engagement, and democracy with your kids. Here are some tips.

Read these 9 democratic books with your kids to inspire conversations about civic engagement during the 2020 presidential election cycle.

Comics sometimes have a stigma of being ‘not true literature.’ But it really doesn’t matter what a child is reading, so long as it excites them.

These few simple tricks will ensure that the time spent practicing literacy skills will have optimal impacts on your kids’ development.

The world is stressful right now. One way for kids to cope is to read. This booklist can help kids better understand their feelings now and into the future.

Many of today’s books provide representation of diverse experiences. Here are seven gems I wish I had gotten to read when I was a kid.

With many schools closed, libraries are critical for families now more than ever. Here are some great library resources for kids, teens, and adults.

Engaging with books about the environment is a great way to celebrate Earth Day with the whole family. Here are a few of our recommendations.

Storyline Online features an ever-growing video collection of renowned celebrities reading aloud their favorite children’s books. Here are our favorites.

From literacy activities, to engagement tips, and virtual read alouds, Reading Partners seeks to make literacy skill building at home as easy as possible. 

These recent #OwnVoices books by authors and illustrators of color offer a uniquely personal experience to the stories and illustrations they share.

Building a larger vocabulary can be tricky work for young readers. It often takes consistent repetition and practice to learn new words and…

Read with kids to build achievement and empathy.

National Summer Learning Week was invented to increase awareness of the importance of a healthy, safe, and educational summer for all children. Here’s some tips on how to participate.

Conversations about the importance of diversity in children’s literature have been gaining traction over the past decade. The grassroots campaign,…

Moms play a big role in helping kids develop vital early literacy skills. This year, thank your mom for her role in helping you learn to read!

If you are a teacher, a parent, or an older sister or brother, the best thing to do is to find writers that shake-up the boring, expected forms of poetry, and read them to a child in your life. If you aren’t sure where to start, here is a brief round-up of some exciting books of poetry for children, with a sample from each.

As a child, the library was one of my favorite places, with its seemingly endless amount of books and the peaceful environment. I would spend hours curled up in “my” chair by the window, lost in another world.

Parent advocacy can play a major role in helping schools receive the support they require to impart foundational educational skills.

These children’s books with food themes are each paired with a yummy recipe and are best enjoyed while munching on a delicious snack.

Looking for ways to nurture summer fun and summer learning? These four children’s books will inspire memorable summertime adventures.

Parents and role models can encourage generosity and service in children by modeling compassion, participating in service activities, and teaching about humanity.

Helen Hope Kimbrough, Reading Partners Charlotte’s community program manager, has written and self-published three books for kids.

Positive parental involvement might mean limiting formal engagement with their children’s education and instead encouraging learning at home.

Studies show the far-reaching benefits of reading, which can impact everything from stress reduction to empathy.

Most children’s books have the power to bring joy to its readers, but did you know that reading can actually have long-term positive effects, too?

Summer learning loss can be detrimental to a child’s reading skills. Here are 10 fun ways to incorporate learning into daily life and beat the summer slide.

Use these tips to help encourage your kids to develop their independent reading skills.

Follow these 6 steps for reading aloud and your home will become an environment for reading success.

Use these simple strategies to help build your child’s foundational reading skills before even entering kindergarten.

Parents can help their kids increase reading fluency by applying these easy, at-home strategies.

These five at-home reading strategies will help kids learn to read and will help parents support their kids through the learning process.

Learn about transitional-kindergarten and what it can do for students.

Searching for the right book to excite an apprehensive summer reader? Here’s a list of book ideas to get you started.

The final bell has rung, and kids have officially started their winter break. Now, parent’s scramble to prepare activities to keep their kids…

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Do you remember being read to as a child?
Whether at home in the lap of a parent or on a rug listening to a favorite…

Reading is not only one of the life’s greatest joys, it is also one of the most important skills a child can develop in their lifetime. The…

After sending her youngest son off to college, Debbie Dawkins was looking for a creative way to spend her days. Debbie’s son suggested that she look…

It’s that time of year again. By now summer break has come to an end and most kids are back in school. For Reading Partners tutors, this means it is…