Literacy: A Parent Primer, Part II: School-age Children

  This booklist is aimed at parents with school-age children.

Children and Parents Enjoying Reading: Parents and the Literacy Hour
By Peter Branston & Mark Provis 

This book helps teachers, parents, and children to work together to make reading at home more enjoyable.

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How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike
By Esme Raji Codell

According to Publishers Weekly, “Codell has amassed an exuberant treasure trove for parents who want to help their children develop a love of reading. A strong believer in reading aloud, Codell gives an admiring nod to the work of Jim Trelease (The Read-Aloud Handbook), while presenting her own theory that interest (finding the right books for the child), integration (using reading as a springboard into other disciplines) and invention (when a child's unique ideas are inspired by the writing) can make the difference in how a youngster approaches reading.”

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Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't : How It Happens and What You Can Do About It
By Mary Leonhardt

The author provides a plan on how to awaken, or reawaken, your child to the joy of reading. Drawing on her experience as a teacher (and a parent) of reluctant readers, she identifies the seven stages that children go through as they develop their reading skills and outlines what parents can do to help them along. Her advice is clear, down-to-earth, and effective.

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Raising a Reader: A Mother's Tale of Desperation and Delight
Jennie Nash

A real-life mom tells a real life story of her struggle to instill in her children a passion for reading.

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The Read-Aloud Handbook (5th Edition)
By Jim Trelease

In this classic book, Trelease uses his trademark Q&A format to address such issues as television, library funding, and the Harry Potter phenomenon. A "Treasury of Read-Alouds" in the back of the book suggests starting points for parents.

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Reading Rules! : Motivating Teens to Read
By Elizabeth Knowles & Martha Smith

Filled with ideas, practical tips, useful statistics and other helpful data on teen reading, this book details numerous methods for getting teens to read, such as reading workshops, literature circles, book clubs, and booktalks.
 

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