Reading Resources for Families
Reading flourishes when school and home support one another. This page shares simple, research-informed ways families can nurture their child’s reading development through phonemic (sound) awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Strong literacy skills support lifelong learning, helping children build understanding, independence, and a love of discovery at school and at home.
"Strong learners are not defined merely by their intelligence but by their ability to delay gratification, persevere through tedious tasks, manage mistakes with resilience, accept feedback calmly, and cooperate with others."
-Love and Logic Institute, Inc.
Literacy
Ways to Support Literacy at Home
- Why Read 20 Minutes at Home Every Day
- Alphabet Cards
- 44 Phoneme
- ABC Arc
- Sound Mapping Tool
- Blending Sounds
- Building Word Reading Automaticity
- High Frequency Words
- Oral Reading Fluency Norms
- Decodables v. Uncontrolled Text
- Lexiles By Grade Level
- Ways to Support Beginning Literacy at Home (K-2)
- Ways to Support Developing Literacy at Home (3-5)
- Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
- Writing
Learning
Ways to Support Learning at Home
- Support Learning at Home Kindergarten
- Support Learning at Home Grade 1
- Support Learning at Home Grade 2
- Support Learning at Home Grade 3
- Support Learning at Home Grade 4
- Support Learning at Home Grade 5
- Kindergarten Placemat
- Kindergarten Placemat (Spanish)
- 1st Grade Placemat
- 1st Grade Placemat (Spanish)
- 2nd Grade Placemat
- 2nd Grade Placemat (Spanish)
- Welcome to PS - K
- Welcome to IS - Grade 3
- Welcome to MS - Grade 6
- Welcome to HS - Grade 9
MDE Families READ Toolkit
Games to Support Literacy at Home
