Children & Reading

Practical advice on teaching children to read and supporting their literacy development at home. Topics include reading readiness, book selection, comprehension skills and understanding different learning approaches.

Checking Your Child's Reading Comprehension

Simple ways to tell if your child truly understands what they're reading at their level.

Common Questions About Kids and Reading

Get answers to the questions parents ask most about when kids should start reading and how to help them enjoy books.

Different Learning Styles

People learn differently, and knowing whether your child is an auditory, visual, or kinesthetic learner can help you teach them to read.

Helping Children Choose Books

Kids get more excited about reading when they help pick their own books, and here's how adults can guide them toward the right choices.

How to Increase Reading Speed and Fluency

Slow reading can hold kids back in school, but building fluency through practise and teacher communication makes a real difference.

Questionnaire: Does Your Child Like Reading?

A quick questionnaire to help you figure out whether your child actually enjoys reading or just reads because they have to.

Questionnaire: Is Your Child Ready for Chapter Books?

Use this questionnaire to figure out if your child is ready to move on from picture books to chapter books.

Seasonal Reading for Children

Pick books that match the season to help kids get excited about reading and connect stories to what's happening around them.

Steps to Learning to Read

Parents can help their child learn to read by pointing out letters daily and turning word recognition into games at home.

The Importance of Learning to Read

People who can't read struggle to find decent jobs, build stable lives, and keep up in school, making literacy support crucial at any age.