RIF's 2025 Back-to-School Reading Supply List
Literacy Tools & Resources for Back-to-School Success
Kick off the 2025-26 school year prepared and ready to create engaged, young readers. Use RIF’s recommended Reading School Supply List and find reading resources for educators and families to use for back to school and throughout the year.
MOTIVATE
Reading Motivation Tools
 | Create custom word games effortlessly with our free, easy-to-use interactive puzzle maker. |
 | Create lifelong reading memories when you start the school year off by having your child share their favorite things about reading and books. |
 | Let students visually measure their reading progress. Download and track reading with RIF's traditional Reading Log - and be sure to add a little doodle to the edges. |
 | Delight your child with fun, motivational reading notes as they head back to school—everyone loves a special message from home! |
ENGAGE
Recommended Book Lists and More
 | Explore some of RIF's favorite books to help elementary-aged children smoothly and confidently transition back to school. |
 | Books and resources to support teaching social and emotional learning, with book recommendations that ease school anxiety for kids. |
 | Use our reader interest inventory at the start of the school year to understand students' reading preferences and interests, build relationships, and recommend suitable books. |
EXCEL
Literacy Tools
 | Use leveled reading passages to practice fluency, build background knowledge, increase vocabulary, and strengthen comprehension skills. |
 | Enable educators and families to quickly monitor students' reading progress year-round and recommend books tailored to their interests and reading level using RIF's free and user-friendly tool. |
 | Emphasize language and critical thinking, helping kindergarten through fifth-grade readers more effectively comprehend their reading materials with RIF's collection of graphic organizers. |
 | Family Reading Tips Leverage family reading ideas and resources for the back-to-school season to ensure your kids start the school year off right and ready to read. |
Kick off the school year by joining RIF's annual reading engagement initiative, Rally to Read 100. Visit RallytoRead.org from October 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026 to join the challenge, watch free monthly author read-alouds, download literacy-building activities, and so much more.