Northern Illinois University
Jerry L. Johns Literacy Clinic
College of Education

Raising Readers is an assortment of information topics for parents developed by the Johns Literacy Clinic to provide suggestions for at-home reading and writing activities. Also visit the Johns Literacy Clinic YouTube Channel to view short video clips about fostering literacy at home.

English

• Promoting a Love of Reading: K-5 
• Promoting a Love of Reading: 6-12
• Reading Time and Accessibility
• Strategies to Support Comprehension
• Simple, Effective Strategies to Share with Parents
• Comprehension: Fiction Texts
• Comprehension: Informational Texts
• Reading Vocabulary
• What is Fluency?
• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics
• Preventing the Summer Slide
• Writing
• Promoting Writing in Grades K-2
• Promoting Writing in Grades 3-5

En Español

• Conectando la Casa y la Escuela
• Fomentando el amor a la lectura y aprendizaje
• Fomentando el amor a la lectura en el hogar para los estudiantes en los grados   6-12
• Fomentando el amor a la lectura en el hogar para los estudiantes en los grados   K-5
• Fomentando el amor a la lectura y aprendizaje
• Apoyo del Lenguaje en Casa