Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

Start with a Book

Explore dinosaurs, bugs, birds, planes, sports, superheroes, inventors, the night sky, the ocean, and more (24 themes in all) through books, hands-on activities, writing, and interactive apps.

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Children and Digital Media

Smartphones and tablets seem to be everywhere! Find out what you as a parent can do to help your young learner navigate the digital world.

See parent tips (in English & Spanish) >

See all Growing Readers >

2013 Big Summer Booklist

Ahhh....summer! The perfect season for cool drinks, fresh-air reading and a stack of books inviting kids to visit new worlds, real and imagined.

See new booklist >

More summer booklists >

Literalisms, Idioms and Homophones!

Herman Parish has been inventing new adventures for Amelia Bedelia, the beloved character his aunt Peggy Parish created.

Watch video interview video >

See all author interviews >

Literacy in STEM

Tip sheets to strengthen literacy and thinking skills, great science and math picture books, video interviews with children's science writers, and more.

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Our reading adventure packs >

READING TOPICS A-Z

New! Articles and Research

T Is for Transmedia: Learning through Transmedia Play

For Parents

Frequently Asked
Questions

Can you recommend summer camps especially for kids with special needs? See answer >

I am considering moving to a different state. Can my child, with an active IEP, transfer into another program? Who do I need contact to make this transition? See answer >

How can I help my son practice blending sounds as he reads?
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Reading Rockets Blogs

What We're Talking About

Sound It Out

Joanne Meier

Talking with kids about cancer >

Goodbye preschool. Hello kindergarten! >

Page by Page

Maria Salvadore

How books can open minds >

Getting ready for summer reading >

The Common Core Classroom

Emily Stewart

Sharpening your skills this summer and organizing them, too! >

Digital natives: getting connected with the Common Core >

Connected: Literacy for Generation Z

Julie Wood

Writing that lasts for more than a day >

Digital tools for kids with special needs >

Today's Headlines

June 18, 2013

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