When Reading Practice Isn’t Working
What struggling readers actually need and how to support your child before frustration becomes their new normal
A free live workshop for parents of early elementary kids who are stuck, overwhelmed, or quietly falling behind in reading
📆 Monday, February 9, 2026
🕗 8:00 PM Eastern
📍 Live online workshop via Zoom
⏱ Approx. 1 hour with Q&A at the end
If your child avoids reading, melts down during homework, or guesses their way through words, you’re not alone.
What’s exhausting isn’t just the struggle.
It’s the not knowing.
You’re told to practice more.
You’re reassured they’ll “get there.”
You’re encouraged to wait.
But meanwhile:
📉Reading is becoming tense.
📉Confidence is quietly slipping.
📉And your child is starting to decide what kind of learner they are.
That’s the part parents don’t get warned about.
This workshop is about replacing uncertainty with clarity, so you can stop second-guessing and start supporting your child before frustration, avoidance, or self-doubt take root.
In this free live training, you’ll learn:
👉Why extra reading practice can actually increase resistance and shutdown for struggling readers
👉The missing skill many early readers don’t have yet and why it’s often overlooked in classrooms
👉How to tell the difference between a child who truly needs more time and one who needs different support
👉What to focus on at home so reading stops feeling like a daily power struggle
👉How calm, early action protects your child’s confidence long before labels, testing, or long-term frustration appear
This is not about doing more.
It’s about doing what actually helps.
This workshop is for you if:
✅Your child is in Kindergarten to Grade 4 and reading feels hard, emotional, or stressful
✅You’re doing the “right” things but not seeing meaningful progress
✅School feedback feels vague, delayed, or dismissive
✅You worry about confidence, motivation, and long-term learning, not just grades
✅You want evidence-based guidance without guilt, overwhelm, or pressure
This is not about pushing harder.
It’s about understanding what your child needs now, so things don’t get harder later.
When parents don’t get clear answers, they usually do one of two things:
They panic and overcorrect.
Or they wait and hope.
What often goes unspoken is what waiting can cost:
🧠Reading avoidance becomes a habit
🧠Frustration turns into identity (“I’m bad at reading”)
🧠Confidence erodes long before academic gaps are obvious
Clarity changes everything.
It turns fear into calm action.
It turns pressure into support.
It allows you to show up as a steady, confident parent instead of a worried one.
That’s the shift this workshop is designed to create.
Meet Kate
Founder of Thriving Readers, former classroom teacher, and literacy specialist
I’ve supported hundreds of families who felt exactly where you are now, worried, unsure, and afraid of making the wrong move.
Over time, I learned how to blend research-backed literacy instruction with a calm, collaborative approach that protects both skill development and confidence.
No quick fixes.
No drill-and-kill.
Just clear, grounded guidance you can actually use to support your child with confidence.
Event Details
📆 Monday, February 9, 2026
🕗 8:00 PM Eastern
📍 Live online workshop via Zoom
⏱ Approx. 1 hour with Q&A at the end
Includes:
Live teaching
Parent-friendly explanations
Limited replay access