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Weather Wonders!
Explore our free, new summer learning toolkit all about weather and climate
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Looking at Writing
Annotated writing samples from kids PreK to grade 3, plus teaching tips
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 Reading SOS for Families!
Experts answer your questions about how to help your kids become strong readers
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Inclusive Classrooms: A Primer for Teachers
Learn more about what inclusion is — how to create a welcoming, inclusive classroom
Start with a Book: Read. Explore. Learn!
Themed books and activities to inspire active learning all year long
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Match Young Readers with Books They Will Love!
Create custom booklists from our library of 5,000+ books
Reading Tips for Parents in 13 Languages
Reading Tips for Parents in 13 Languages
How to help your kids (babies to grade 3) build their literacy skills!
 A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing
Reading 101: A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing
What every teacher should know
Paragraph Shrinking

With this comprehension strategy, kids take turns as "player" and "coach" — reading, summarizing and responding to the key points in a text.

Classroom Strategies

Growing young readers: what matters in early literacy

Kindergarten Readiness

Kindergarten Readiness

All About Pre-K: How to help our youngest children get ready to read! Articles, video, tip sheets, milestones and more.

Great Teaching

Evidence-Based Instruction

Reading 101: Our guide to best practices in teaching reading and writing. Try our free, online self-paced course modules.

Parent Engagement

Parent Engagement

Growing Readers: Our monthly parent tips about reading, writing, STEM, and more. Subscribe today and help support your young learners! (Available in English and Spanish)

Start with a Book

Summer Reading and Learning

Start with a Book: Themed-based books paired with activities to keep kids reading, exploring, thinking, and building critical background knowledge.

"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." — Margaret Fuller