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Building a reader, one moment at a time

You don’t need special training or a trip to the store. The reading, talking, and questions already part of your day are building your child’s foundation. Here’s a few more ways to build on that.

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Featured Resources for Families

ou don’t need a degree in reading science to help your child read well. Here are a few recent posts about what the research says and what it actually looks like at home. Hand picked with busy families in mind.


The Sciences of Learning: How Humans Really Learn — and Why Everyone Should Understand It

Book cover for Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild by Joshua David Stein, illustrated by Dominique Ramsey. A dark, moody illustration of a black panther with glowing amber eyes prowling through jungle foliage, lit in purple and green tones.

Solitary Animals: Reading & Activity Guide

Book cover for 'Full Moon Pups' by Liz Garton Scanlon, featuring a family of wild wolf pups huddled with their mother under a massive, glowing full moon in a deep blue forest.

Full Moon Pups: Reading & Activity Guide

Book cover for 'The Ocean’s Heartbeat,' featuring a glowing pink and blue translucent jellyfish floating in a deep navy blue sea. Elegant silver title text sits above the creature.

The Ocean’s Heartbeat: Reading & Activity Guide

Abuela by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven. A young girl and her grandmother soar joyfully above a colorful cityscape.

Abuela: Reading & Activity Guide

Book cover for 'How We Say I Love You' by Nicole Chen, showing a smiling Asian family—a young girl, parents, and grandparents—huddled closely together inside a warm, glowing heart shape surrounded by whimsical illustrations.

How We Say I Love You: Reading & Activity Guide

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Just as a child’s earliest conversations lay the groundwork for everything they’ll read later, this conversation is where a partnership with Literacy Bridges begins. Tell us about your district, and we’ll tell you plainly whether and how we can help.

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