December 1, 2025 PA Promise for Children Provides Tips to Help Children Learn to Read Reading skills are often developed in children before they ever even crack a book. Pennsylvania Promise for Children has put together a list of six tips for caregivers on helping children learn to read. Learn More The manner in which children hear language plays an important role in developing the skills necessary to learn to read, PA Promise for Children wrote. In a recent article, PA Promise for Children compiled a list of six things that caregivers can do to help children learn to read. These include: Talk frequently with the child and ask them to describe their day and what they did. Be sure to share your day as well. Look at books or read with the child at least 20 minutes per day. It’s OK to read their favorite book over and over. Visit the library with them to get different books. Before reading the words in a book, look at and talk about the pictures. Ask the child whether they can guess what the story might be about. While reading a book together, connect the book to the child’s personal experiences and ask what they think might happen next in the story. After reading a book, talk about what their favorite parts in the book were. Model good reading habits by reading magazines, books, or newspapers for your own enjoyment. To learn more, read PA Promise for Children’s story.
August 6, 2024 Families, Early Childhood Educators Invited to Enter Chance to Win Back-to-School Kit Pennsylvania Promise for Children is inviting state families and friends of children to enter a chance to win a back-to-school kit. Learn More Pennsylvania families and friends of children – from birth to kindergarten age – as well as state early childhood educators can enter to win the kit. Each kit will contain a copy of the 2024 PA One Book, “Slug in Love” by Rachel Bright, as well as early learning materials for children. The deadline to enter is Aug. 30. Pennsylvania families or friends of a child, from birth to kindergarten age, can enter online. State childhood educators of children in the same age range can also now enter online. More Details Five winners in the family and friends category will be selected at random to win a copy of “Slug in Love” and early learning materials. The kit will also include a Crayola watercolor mixing set; a Charles Leonard glue stick; the book “A New Alphabet for Humanity: A Children’s Book of Alphabet Words to Inspire Compassion, Kindness, and Positivity” by Leesa McGregor; and David Elkind’s “The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children.” Five winners in the early childhood educator category will receive the same items as well as six books that cover topics relevant to that profession. Information on how to enter and other content rules can be found online.
