Reading Strategies for Kids: Games, Tips, Printables

Does your child struggle with reading? These reading strategies for kids, including hands-on games and simple tips, can help build a stronger, more confident reader. Check out the resources below for tips, games, and printables you can start using today.

Reading Strategies for Kids: Games and Activities to Try

• Ladder Exercise for Vowels: Vowels are one of the most common reading errors for children learning phonics rules. In this activity, your child works their way up a ladder as they learn short vowels, vowel combinations, and digraphs.
• Visualizing Sight Words: Does your child have trouble remembering spelling words, especially ones that don’t follow a rule? This process helps convert spelling into long-term memory.
• Around the World: Are there words your child consistently misses while reading? Write these words on notecards and play this classic game to build recognition. [Note to editor: link to the “Around the World” activity page or printable.]
• B/D Syllable Exercise: Does your child mix up /b/ and /d/ while reading? This effective activity helps practice telling the letters and their sounds apart.

Why These Reading Strategies for Kids Work

Each of these activities targets a specific, research-backed reading skill, whether that’s vowel recognition, long-term memory for sight words, or telling similar-looking letters apart. According to ← Prev Next →