Parents, guess what? ReadWorks isn't just for teachers—it's your tool for reading motivation too!

Whether your child is an avid reader or a struggling reader, in first or fifth grade, interested in science or history, ReadWorks can help you engage your child with more reading. Whether you prefer the convenience of digital access or the tactile pleasure of a printed book, ReadWorks has you covered for a summer or an entire school-year filled with reading adventures! Take your pick, or choose both! 

Get Digital Access
Sign-up for your free account

As a nonprofit, it is our mission to ensure every reader has access to high-quality and engaging content. Creating an account is free and only takes 1 minute.

You may see language focused on educators throughout the sign-up process—don’t worry! We consider you an educator, too.

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Get a Printed Workbook
Purchase your 2024 Summer of ReadWorks Book 

We're making it even easier to take ReadWorks on the go! 
Say goodbye to summer slide and hello to a season of reading success! Packed with engaging nonfiction articles, along with an easy-to-follow routine, our workbooks are sure to build knowledge and vocabulary. 

Purchase your Summer of ReadWorks Workbook before they sell out. Contact [email protected] for bulk sale information. For $25, you get six weeks of reading developed by expert teachers, all based on the science of reading. ​

Your purchase supports our mission as a nonprofit to provide high-quality resources to improve reading comprehension. 

2. Next Steps for Digital Access
Watch the parent intro video

Your summer reader can access ReadWorks' library of passages through a digital class that you create!

Setting up a class only takes a few minutes. Once you have created your class, you will get a class code your reader can use to access ReadWorks through the student portal.

You can see how many passages and words have been read over the summer in the assignments tab!

3. Customize Your ReadWorks
Access the Student Library

The Student Library ​is a place for readers to explore new and exciting topics independently!

With a digital class, your reader will have access to thousands of nonfiction and fiction texts to follow their interests.

​Use the student portal below and your digital class code to help your reader get started!
Learn how to use the Student Library with Anissa!

There's even more to explore on ReadWorks

4 Parent reading tips
Here are our expert-created summer tips to help your family grow and learn at home.

​1. The knowledge your reader has about the world has always been one of the most important factors in their success as readers. Taking time to read high-quality, engaging nonfiction is a great way to build the knowledge needed to become a successful reader.

2.  Motivate your reader by following their interests! Help figure out what they are interesting in learning about and support them in finding ways to read about the topics they’re interested in. 

​3. Learning new things is like velcro: we learn even more when we read texts that are related to each other by topic because the knowledge from each new article sticks to what we just learned like velcro! When your reader finds a topic that interests them, help them find multiple texts to read about it.

​4. Talk about it! Making reading social can be a big motivator. Ask questions about what your reader is learning and read together. If they ask you questions you can’t answer, explore answers by reading about the topic together. Include siblings or friends in reading and sharing too.
our top summer passages
fiction series your reader will love
6th Grade
Alien Kids
Francisco, who lives in a colony of humans on a faraway planet, decides to do some exploring on his own.
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7th Grade
The Run
Dennis and Mac fight for their safety as they navigate a world overrun by a mysterious zombie plague.
The Weird Ones
Crystal discovers that she's developed some truly weird powers... but is she the only one?
8th Grade
Hacked!
A coding competition gets disrupted when a mysterious hacker named Danger takes over.
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purchase a summer of readworks workbook
2024 Workbooks Coming Soon! 

For families with children entering the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades.

​Our experts, trusted by over 1 million reading teachers, have curated a summer reading program that is easy, knowledge-based, and fun. You can do it together as a family or let your children learn on their own! 

Each week is a new, rich topic about science, arts, technology, or world cultures. Each day, your reader will read an article about the week’s topic, building a deep well of new, connected knowledge.
  
Each purchase helps support our mission to ensure every child in America because a successful, joyful reader.​
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