I PROMISE TO:
Practice the ABCs of reading together. 

Children’s reading ability and confidence improve when grown-ups actively read with them, switching storyteller and listener roles.

• ASK questions. 

• BUILD vocabulary.

• CONNECT stories to our lives.  

Family Fun:

• Share a story my parents read to me when I was your age.

• Who can spot the first new word in the book?

• Take turns matching the story to our family stories. 

• Watch the movie or TV show that goes along with the book we read together. 

I PROMISE TO:
Enjoy the different ways you read as you grow.

Children’s reading ability and confidence improve when grown-ups understand how they learn to read.

Family Fun:

• When you’re a baby, tell stories together through pictures we touch.

• When you’re a toddler, pretend to read together as far as our imagination takes us. 

• When you’re a kindergartener, sound out letters with you.

• When you’re in grade school, get wowed by every new word and sentence you conquer.

I PROMISE TO:
Show you what it means to be a strong reader.

Children’s reading ability and confidence improve when grown-ups model good reading habits and build a book-loving culture at home.

Family Fun:

• Share with you what I’m reading and learning, too. 

• Grow my home library as we grow yours, discovering books you love, reflect who you are and expand our worlds.

• Catch up on our reading at Uncle Bobbies, Hakim’s Bookstore, Black and Nobel, or Head House Books.