A tip sheet for helping your child learn to read

There are many ways that families of English language learners (ELLs) can support language and literacy at home! Colorín Colorado’s new series of 8 tips for families is available in 16 languages. Share these tips with your families in two ways:

  1. A tip sheet: One single page with all 8 tips
  2. One tip at a time

If you see any issues with translations, please email us at: info@colorincolorado.org

Family Literacy Tips in 16 Languages

Help your child learn to read
Download a PDF of the tip sheet in any of these languages.

Tip 1: Speak to your child in your home language.

Speak to your child in your home language

Tip 2: Tell your child about the benefits of being bilingual.

Family literacy tip 2 in English on orange with birds and flowers

Tip 3: Share stories and songs from your culture.

Family literacy tip 3 in English on blue with child and air ballon

Tip 4: Share special traditions and recipes from home.

Family literacy tip 4 in English on green with house illustration

Tip 5: Talk with your children about their day.

Family literacy tip 5 in English on orange with house and cloud illustrations

Tip 6: Encourage your child to write every day.

Family literacy tip 6 on yellow with kid and monkey illustrations

Tip 7: Listen to your child read out loud.

Family literacy tip 7 in English on green with illustration of girl reading

Tip 8: Get free e-books from the library on your phone.

Family literacy tip 8 in English on blue with illustration of child with a book