Teach Your Child to Read and Spell

What reading research actually says parents can do at home, from kindergarten through third grade. Short, plain language, with checklists of what a child should be able to do at each stage.

Bonnie B. Armbruster, Fran Lehr and Jean Osborn

One hundred take-home reading activities for kindergarten, each on its own page and each taking a few minutes. Written as a short note to the family, with a space for the child to sign.

U.S. Department of Education

A family literacy program with illustrated activities parents and children do together, organised around everyday moments at home. Includes guidance for adults who are not confident readers themselves.

Gouvernement du Québec

A short university essay that walks through the building blocks of reading: phonological awareness, the alphabet, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Useful if you want to understand why a method works, not just how to run it.

Íris Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir

A close look at a phonics program that worked, taking it apart lesson by lesson to show what made it effective. Includes the full word and sentence sequence, so it doubles as a teaching resource.

Donald L. Potter