Family Resources
Here you’ll find tips and strategies to support your child, develop their skills, and nurture their love of reading.
Reading Guides
Book-specific guides contain helpful strategies and fun activities.
Reading Journal
Fun activities to help kids strengthen literacy skills and build reading confidence.
Reading Passports
Read across the world! Document your adventure in a downloadable, printable passport filled with activities.
To download your passport, select your language and grade level. Have a fantastic trip!
Videos
Our videos offer tips for caregivers to engage with reading in a child-friendly way.
The Resource Hub includes information about local, state, and national organizations and resources to help caregivers access literacy supports. These resources are provided for informational purposes only; this is not an endorsement or approval by the UF Lastinger Center for Learning or the New Worlds Reading Initiative.
Book List & Reading Guides
We provide book-specific assets for each book sent out through the New Worlds Reading Initiative. For a comprehensive list of all books shipped since December 2021, please see this list. Activities are still available on our website for each book on this list. Families will receive the nine specific books that they select at the beginning of each year.
Early Readers
Getting Ready to Read
Great Reading Habits
Improving Reading Skills
