Reading Ready Portal™
Short videos and simple activities for families and training for educators.
Help Children Get Ready to Read
The Reading Ready Portal™ provides guidance, support, activities, and professional development to help build the early language and literacy skills that prepare children for reading.
Create your free account in about 2 minutes. Made to use with your My First Steps to Reading® book set.
Don’t have the books yet?
What’s Inside
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A short video for each My First Steps to Reading® book shows you how to read it aloud: where to pause, what to point to and what to ask.
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Two simple activities for every letter, with a supply list of things you probably already have at home.
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Easy ways to build language during bath time, car rides and trips to the store.
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Guidance for where your child is right now, and more as they grow.
How It Works
1. Create your free account. Tell us your child's age.
2. Watch a short video. See how a coach reads the book and makes it fun.
3. Read together. Open the same book with your child and try it yourself. A few minutes at a time is all it takes.
4. Keep the learning going. Talk, sing, play, and connect throughout your day. Everyday moments build language and early literacy skills.
Questions Families Ask
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Parents, grandparents, foster parents and other caring adults of children ages 2 to 5. Videos for babies and toddlers (birth to 2) are coming in December 2026.
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A free account and your My First Steps to Reading® book set. Setup takes about 2 minutes.
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Not at all. Every video shows you exactly what to do.
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Videos are in English. Spanish and Somali are coming in 2027.
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Yes. The portal works on any phone, tablet, or computer.
Need help? Contact us and we’ll get you started