What families can do to
help students succeed

Literacy is essential to life-long learning. Reading and writing are foundations for everything that your child will perform in his/her life.

There are many ways you can support your child with literacy

• Read to and with your child, and reread favorites again and again.
• Read all sorts of print -- newspapers, magazines, books, comics, songs (the list goes on and on...)
• Keep books everywhere and take them with you wherever you go.
• Talk to your children about the books they are reading.
• Start a neighborhood book club.
• Monitor, guide and limit television viewing.
• Visit your local library.
• Encourage writing every day, and make your own books!
• Subscribe to a magazine.
• Model a literate life. Be a reader and a writer yourself!

Why is reading important?

Why is writing important?

For information on a specific grade level

• Kindergarten
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5