Create Memories While Promoting Early Literacy

Create special memories for the children in your classroom while learning instructional support strategies for story time.

With thoughtful planning, enthusiastic reading, and engaging opportunities to participate, story time can be a fun way for children to learn community, belonging, compassion, and empathy. Join Teachstone staff and other early childhood professionals for a storytelling event packed with strategies and resources to help teachers foster connections with their children and the storybook characters.

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All of our previous Story Time Live events are available to watch on-demand along with the reading guides.

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Give the Gift of Learning

Help teachers learn how to make the most of their daily interactions during story time!

Our CLASS® Literacy Support Kit will help educators and parents strengthen best practices for read-alouds, phonological awareness, building alphabet knowledge, and print awareness using the researched-based strategies in this kit.

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Interactive Reading Guides with CLASS® Concepts

Support children’s learning and engagement with these free downloadable reading guides. Each guide is packed with instructional support strategies to help you enhance the experience of reading with children. New guides are added every month.

Ever Day Dress Up

“It's no secret that little girls love playing dress up, but the little girl in this book ditches her princess duds in favor of costumes inspired by great women in history.”

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I Believe I Can

“An affirmation for boys and girls of every background to love and believe in themselves.”

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Beautiful

"Much more than how one looks on the outside, true beauty is found in conquering challenges, showing kindness, and spreading contagious laughter. Beautiful girls are empowered and smart and strong!."

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Parker Looks Up

"A delightful story that speaks powerfully to the importance of representation."

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Our Favorite Day of the Year

“In this charming story of friendship and celebrating differences, young readers can discover how entering a new friendship with an open mind and sharing parts of yourself brings people together.”

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We’re Different, We’re the Same

"Elmo and his Sesame Street friends help teach toddlers and the adults in their lives that everyone is the same on the inside, and it’s our differences that make this wonderful world, which is home to us all, an interesting—and special—place."

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Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon

"In this sweet and brightly illustrated picture book, Amy Wu must craft a dragon unlike any other to share with her class at school in this unforgettable storybook."

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The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh

“Harpreet Singh loves his colors—but when his family moves to a new city, everything just feels gray. Can he find a way to make life bright again? This simple yet sensitive story is about a child coming to terms with things beyond his control.”

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More Instructional Support Resources For Your Classroom

Help children gain thinking skills through effective Instructional Support strategies for story time.

How to Improve Your Instructional Support Interactions

Instructional support interactions matter and you have many opportunities throughout the day to do just that! Learn how to incorporate and improve instructional support interactions in your classroom.

Creating an Interactive Read-Aloud

With these strategies, you can make your read-aloud an engaging opportunity to build vocabulary, make connections, and build relationships with your students.

CLASS Learning Community

Our Community is a free learning and networking forum for educators. Join over 50,000 educators and leaders in discussion and sharing of best practices and reflections. Gain access to special content, share your own resources, and extend your learning and professional network.

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CLASS® Improves Outcomes in Language and Literacy

Trajectories for reading proficiency in third grade and beyond are set in birth to five early learning environments. Understand the links between the CLASS and improved children’s language and literacy outcomes in this research overview.

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