As children head back to school, many parents wonder what they can do to help their child succeed in the classroom. Well, there’s one simple activity that can make a huge difference – enjoy books together! Here are some tips for reading with your child that can lay the foundation for language and literacy success.

Many children enjoy stories, but have you ever wondered if they really understand the storyline? Reading comprehension is about more than recognizing words on the page -- it’s about making sense of the story. In this Book Nook, we share research-based strategies for helping children understand the basic structure of a story.

Over the last decade, researchers looked at a large number of studies on parent-implemented intervention and compiled their findings. Here are the trends they found that tell us how effective this type of intervention is, and which types of children benefit.

There are many things to explore outdoors – and many opportunities for communication! Here are some suggestions for adding language to outdoor experiences to boost your child’s learning.

Did you know that exploring objects early on is linked to later communication skills? You can make the most of this connection and help your child learn new words by using a few Hanen strategies while your child explores objects with their hands or their mouth.

To really understand stories, children need to use their critical thinking skills to think beyond the words and pictures on the page. Learn how to deepen children’s understanding by encouraging them to evaluate the story.

One of the best ways to build early literacy skills is to add conversation to book reading.  When you read with a child instead of just to them, you give them many more opportunities to understand the story and build their critical thinking skills. Here are a few tips to turn book reading a conversation with a fun, interactive book.

Learning to talk starts long before a child says their first words. In fact, there are many things your child needs to learn about before they’re ready to communicate with words. Here are some of the building blocks for using words, and some tips for how you can encourage them with your child.

It’s never too early to introduce books to children! In this Book Nook, we choose a book that works well for young children and we share a fun strategy to build your child’s early vocabulary while enjoying the book together.