Key Steps to Reading Success

How the Program Works

School districts who participate in Key Steps have each of their elementary schools identify at least one “champion” who will oversee the program for that school.

Each champion invites families whose child has a KRA Language and Literacy score below 263 to participate in the program. In the first week, families receive a folder with a book, activities, and a newsletter to help guide the parents through the program. Each week, champions refill the folders with new materials, books, and a literacy skill focus. Families keep all materials and books they receive throughout the 8-week program! At the end of the program, students have started reading simple books, and families have at least 14 new books in their homes.

When a family completes the entire program, preschool students have learned letters, rhyming, comprehension skills, and sight words.

School champions reach out to families and encourage them to stick with the program, track data, such as weekly student attendance, and student reading benchmark status by the time the program ends.