for Parents/Families

Resources for Parents/Families Sharing Reading with Their Student(s):

• Reading Aloud with Your Middle Schooler: Why, How, and What

• Book Talk Resource: Here are some questions you can ask your child about their reading; choose a few each night to engage in conversation with your child about their nightly independent reading, or better yet, share a book with your child and answer the questions together about your shared reading.  

• General Reading Tips for Parents of Middle School Students

• "20 Ways to Keep Your Middle Schooler Interested in Reading"

• Why to Read with Your Child (includes tips for reading as a family and resources on Reading With Your Child with Special Needs)

• "25 Ways Parents can Read with Children"  

• "25 Maneras en Que Los Padres Pueden Leer con Los Niños" (Spanish translation of "25 Ways Parents can Read with Children")