Many of the things that parents do to build and encourage the literacy development of their young children are applicable to adolescents as well.

If your teenager is struggling to sound out or recognize words, repeating words or phrases, stumbling over words, or leaving out or adding words when reading, he is not reading fluently.

Vocabulary is an important part of reading comprehension. Parents can help increase their teen’s vocabulary by drawing attention to words and the importance of understanding their meaning.

Most of today’s teenagers are computer "savvy." They surf the Internet, exchange e-mails and complete school assignments. Many parents encourage their teenagers’ computer use. However, parents often overlook the use of computers as a tool for struggling or unmotivated teenage readers.

Some parents think they do not read well enough to help their children. That’s hardly ever the case. There are things every parent can do to help his or her child get ready to read.

Reading comprehension means understanding what you read. Good readers develop some strategies to help them understand what they read.

All readers use skills when they read. The more they use these skills, the more automatic the skills become — just like learning to ride a bike.

What do you do when you come to a word in the text that you do not know? Try the following strategies to unlock the meaning of unknown words.

Even very young children benefit from interacting with print and books — and, of course, with their parents! This article contains some tips about choosing good books for infants and toddlers.

Talking and reading to your infant or toddler provide the building blocks she’ll need to develop language and reading skills of her own.

Parents play a very important part in their children’s learning from the moment children are born. Because everything is new to an infant, every waking hour brings opportunities to learn new things.

La conciencia fonológica se refiere a los sonidos del idioma. / Phonological awareness is all about the sounds of language. (In Spanish and English)

Los libros son la forma de la palabra escrita más conocida. Usted puede empezar a compartir los libros con su niño desde su infancia y continuar por toda su vida. / Books are the most familiar form of print. You can begin sharing books with your infant and continue throughout her life. (In Spanish and English)

Entender la relación que existe entre las letras y los sonidos y entender la idea que todas las palabras habladas están formadas por letras es importante. / Understanding the relationship between letters and sounds and the idea that spoken words are made up of letters is important. (In Spanish and English)

Estrategias para el desarrollo del lenguaje. / Ideas for supporting language development. (In Spanish and English)

Ideas para apoyar la escritura inicial. / Ideas for supporting early writing. (In Spanish and English)

Reading together is magical. As you discover adventures between the covers of a book, you also discover things about each other. And with every page you turn, your child expands vocabulary, comprehension, reasoning, grammar and other skills.

Parents know that reading is important for school success. Sometimes, though, parents don’t know the stages of learning to read or how to help their child make this reading voyage.

There are millions of good children’s books available in bookstores and at the library. How can you find the book that’s just right for your child?

The process of learning to read is complex. One of the most important things to know is that parents help their children learn to read as they go about the routines of everyday life.