The Raise a Reader: Grades K–2 Edition gives parents of 5–8-year-olds everything they need for the years reading clicks into place — a simple daily plan, decoding and fluency strategies, games that make practice feel like play, and a "stuck on a word" toolkit for those tricky moments. Written by literacy and math educator Meliesa Tigard, it pairs warm, research-backed guidance with a reflective parent journal for the worries and hopes that come with raising a new reader. It's the support you need to turn a beginning reader into a confident one.