Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading fundamentals and comprehension skills development.
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Do you have a question about a child who is having difficulty with reading? If so, a Reading Rockets consultant will personally answer your e-mail within a few days.
Our expert is up-to-date on the latest reading research and knowledgeable about the practical challenges facing parents and teachers. Your correspondence will remain confidential. (We may, however, post your question and answer with different names and details so other parents may learn from your experience.) Reading Rockets offers this public service at no charge.
Click here to send in your question. Please choose "Question about reading" from the drop-down menu.
About our expert
- Joanne Meier, Ph.D.
Joanne Meier provides research guidance for Reading Rockets. Dr. Meier has more than 15 years of experience in early childhood education. She served on the faculty at the University of Virginia where she trained reading specialists and future classroom teachers. In addition, Dr. Meier co-authored three Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) instruments. Dr. Meier has conducted research and published in several professional journals, and was previously an elementary school teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia.
"I am in my second year of pursuing my degree in early childhood education, and this website has been extremely helpful with ideas, addressing my concerns, and information."
~ Megan O.
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