Reading at Home

Reading helps children grow their imaginations, expand their curiosity, and develop a lifelong love of learning! There is almost nothing as important for young children as reading with parents. I urge you to share stories - read to your children, look at pictures together, listen to audiobooks, and share eBooks. Throughout the year, I will be providing a lot of materials for you to help accomplish this goal. If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me anytime at [email protected]!

*Please come to our school library on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 2:40-3:40 to read, check out books, and learn about great, new books you can share with your child!*

Reading at Home: Parent Resources

Compiled by Lori Feldstein-Gardner, Librarian

Updated on a regular basis

Children's Literature

• "Fifteen Books that Show Kids What It Means to be Thankful"
• "Books that Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality"
• Brightly Reading Challenges (Fun Ways to Encourage Reading at Home)
• "Who Could Forget Goodnight Moon? This Powerful New York Librarian" from The Washington Post

Tips for Reading to Your Children

• "9 Fun Ways to Keep Kids Interested in Reading and Storytelling"
• Reading Tips in English and 10 Additional Languages from Reading Rockets
  • Includes tips in English, Spanish, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Korean, Dine (Navajo), Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
  • English tips for reading to babies, toddler, pre-schoolers, first graders, second graders, and third graders
• “Reading Together: Tips for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” an article from Reading Rockets
  • Offers tips for reading to your baby, toddler, and child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Offers further resources on ASD
• “Study Finds Reading To Children of All Ages Grooms Them To Read More on Their Own” by Motoko Rich, New York Times article
• "The Benefits of Ear Reading for Students with Dyslexia" by Dana Blackaby
• "15 Tips for Starting a Lifelong Conversation about Books"
• "Family Bonding Over Books In Turbulent Times"by Linda Jacobson
• "My Preschooler Is Desperate to Learn to Read"
• "Audiobooks for Students: L:istening to What the Research Says" by Erik Ofgang