Hi there,

Welcome to Rise to Reading! I'm happy you've stopped by and checked out my website. Just to give you a little bit of information about me, I have a teaching degree in special education and have been in the professional classroom off and on for a total of about 8 years. Those were influential, significant years and I treasure the time I spent in that professional environment, but I feel most blessed to have spent quality time teaching my five amazing sons to read and gain important language arts skills. Many hours were spent listening to them read aloud, reading aloud to them and facilitating an environment where they could gain confidence and learn to love reading. At least, this is when they were young and I easily could keep up with all of the books they wanted to read.

The purpose of this website stemmed from the many times I sat as a parent at parent teacher conferences as my boys got older and was told to ask them a few questions about the books they were reading at home to make sure they were understanding what they were reading. Being a teacher myself, I always felt guilty and knew this was a necessity, but I was completely lost and overwhelmed when it came down to following through with this task. I hadn't read the books they were reading at this point and even though I would ask "who's the main character?" or request them to "tell me the setting of the story", I myself hadn't read the book, so I questioned myself and doubted my skills in supporting my children and felt like a failure.

This is why this website has been created. I realized there needs to be a resource for parents to easily access content that assists them in gauging their children's reading and comprehension levels as well as giving assistance to support their children in gaining confidence in the most important skill they will learn in life. I've strived to make this website that resource parents can turn to and hope you feel that support. You are not alone in your quest to help your child succeed. May you be blessed in your endeavors.

Good luck on your journey and happy reading!