Supports schools, families, and communities across South Dakota by offering training, resources, and partnerships that strengthen meaningful family engagement in students’ learning.
Find tools, workshops, and ideas to build strong home–school partnerships and support their child’s learning and success.
Helps families understand how children learn to read by explaining the key components of reading and sharing practical, parent‑friendly strategies to support literacy at home.
Learn what reading skills to focus on at each stage and try simple activities that support their child’s reading development.
Provides accessible, research‑based literacy and school‑support tips in multiple languages to help bilingual and multilingual children succeed.
Families can use the tip sheets to support reading, language development, and school success in the language they feel most comfortable using.
Offers free, easy‑to‑use online reading, homework, and learning tools—including eBooks, videos, and kid‑friendly research resources—to support elementary students at home and school.
Read digital books together, explore safe research tools for school projects, and support daily reading and learning routines.
Provides engaging talking fiction and nonfiction eBooks for kindergarten through 3rd grade students and their families, offered free through the South Dakota State Library.
Read and listen to stories together, build vocabulary, and make connections between fiction and nonfiction texts.
