Reading Tip Sheets for Parents
Learn how families can support literacy at home, whether their children are babies, toddlers, preschoolers, or in elementary school. These tips are available in 13 languages.
Reading, and a love for reading, begins at home. Our one-page Reading Tip Sheets are available in thirteen languages and offer ideas for parents to help kids become successful readers.
Tips for parents of:
Although we've divided these tips by age, many of them can be used with children at various ages and stages — we encourage you to choose the ones that work best for your child.
These tips were created with the generous support of the American Federation of Teachers.
Tips for Parents of Babies:
In English
- Download tips for babies (248K PDF)*
- View tips online
In Spanish
- Download tips for babies (167K PDF)*
- View tips online
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Tips for Parents of Toddlers
In English
- Download tips for toddlers (248K PDF)*
- View tips online
In Spanish
- Download tips for toddlers (167K PDF)*
- View tips online
Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
In English
- Download tips for preschoolers (248K PDF)*
- View tips online
In Spanish
- Download tips for preschoolers (167K PDF)*
- View tips online
Tips for Parents of Kindergartners
In English
- Download tips for kindergartners (248K PDF)*
- View tips online
In Spanish
- Download tips for kindergartners (154K PDF)*
- View tips online
Tips for Parents of First Graders
In English
- Download tips for first graders (248K PDF)*
- View tips online
In Spanish
- Download tips for first graders (168K PDF)*
- View tips online
Tips for Parents of Second Graders
In English
- Download tips for second graders (248K PDF)*
- View tips online
In Spanish
- Download tips for second graders (168K PDF)*
- View tips online
Tips for Parents of Third Graders
In English
- Download tips for third graders (248K PDF)*
- View tips online
In Spanish
- Download tips for third graders (168K PDF)*
- View tips online
Parent tip sheets
Tips for parents of Babies, Toddlers, and Preschool through 3rd grade:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Diné (Navajo) (preschool through 3rd grade)
- English
- French
- Haitian Creole
- Hmong
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Russian (preschool through 3rd grade)
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Vietnamese