Each Read to a Seed
​Literacy Kit contains:
 - a planter, dirt pod and seeds 
-  a plastic spout to attach to a bottle for watering
-  a Guide Wheel to use while reading ANY book
Plant the seeds, choose any book to read, turn the wheel
for helpful tips while reading,
​ and when you're finished . . . water your seed.
It's that simple!

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Read to a Seed's newest literacy support product -
"Guide for Learning Your ABC's"

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Read to a Seed's latest literacy support product is comprised of a sleeve and four cards containing the entire alphabet.  Simple for parents and fun for children, the sleeve also provides a place for writing the child's name to make it personal and a tracking system for letters/sounds learned.

Growing Readers Daily

Columbiaville Elementary
​Meets
​ Read to a Seed

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Parents, students and staff enjoy an evening of reading together with new books and their Read to a Seed Literacy Kits.  

​Atherton Elementary School
Atherton Elementary School gave a Read to a Seed literacy kit to each student at the end of the school year.  Each week, during the summer, students were invited to bring their plant and receive an extra book.  Students read, measured and charted their (and their plant's) growth.   Additionally, those students who brought their plant back on the first day of the next school year received a prize.  

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Read to a Seed Visits Applewood

Ways YOUR reading together impacts your child

Modelling

Fluent, expressive reading makes listening pleasurable and enjoyable.

Pronunciation

Fosters the development of listening skills enabling academic advantage in spelling and writing.

Vocabulary

Introduces, through listening, new words and phrases improving cognitive and communication skills.

Ways Read to a Seed Can Help

Non Readers

Listen to your voice
Watch your motions
Follow the wheel colors
Look at the wheel pictures

Beginning Readers

Practice new reading strategies
Interact with the wheel
Develop a daily habit
Read aloud to something

Independent Readers

Read aloud to themselves
Read aloud to  others
Practice fluency
Reinforce a daily habit
Enjoy watering their plant

Testimonials

​"I like it because reading to the seed makes it grow bigger and it makes me a
better reader."

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"I just started my plant.  Then, I can begin to read to it.  I'm so excited!"

​"We listen to each other read".

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"Can't wait to get home to share
​with my seed".

​ "It's so cool when we read together (with the seed).  It's like we're reading to a person, but it's a seed!"

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" We loved the read to a seed. He is still reading to it and he asks to read to it. Before he would put up a fight to read.

I feel like this program is exactly what my child needed. I loved the read to a seed assignment. It made my child actually want to read for the fun of it instead of it being a chore. Thank you all so much for dedicating your time and energy into helping my child succeed."

Research Says..

• Reading with your child has a positive and lasting impact on their reading behaviors.
• ​20 minutes a day of read aloud time is critical to a child's literacy development.
• Even after children learn to read by themselves, it is still important for you to read aloud together.

​"We're not sure what it says, but we're glad he's reading to us".

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Parents Say...

​"Right now I just love looking at the pictures and listening to her voice".

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• When should I begin to read together?
• ​Is it really beneficial to read aloud?
• How can I involve my child during reading regardless of their age?
  
• What can I do during my read aloud to enhance their learning?

We Say...

"Reading may not be as much fun as feeding dog food to your baby, but it's pretty close."

A "good book" will never become a "good book", until you read it. 
                                                                      Karen Ramm