Focusing primarily on what parents can do to help children up to 10 years of age with reading, this booklet offers activities designed to lay the foundation for children to become lifelong readers. The first section of the book offers some basic information about parents reading to their children. The second section offers suggestions to guide parents to: read with their children and make it enjoyable; stimulate their children's interest in reading and language; and learn about their children's school reading programs and find ways to help. The book then presents 7 reading activities and 12 writing and talking activities. A brief discussion of parents and the schools; a postscript about older children; and lists of 71 resources for children (books and magazines) and 20 for parents (books and organizations) are attached. (RS)