Grow readers who choose books, with a year-long family reading plan
A complete, practical kit for parents, grandparents and carers of children from birth to fourteen, anywhere in the world: read aloud, build a cheap home library, make reading a daily habit and know when to ask for help.
- A Family Reading Tracker workbook with 12 sheets: readers and goals, a light reading log, weekly totals, library loans with due-date alerts, a home library, challenges, book club and a dashboard
- A read-aloud guide with 100 questions, book lists by age and interest, 36 messages and 5 ready-to-send letters to school, library and family
- Four fillable PDFs: Reader Profile and Progress Notes, Book Chat Questions, Monthly Family Reading Plan and a child's Book Review
- 14 colourful printable pages: reading bingo, a 100-book climb, a family reading tree, 15 bookmarks, 24 badges, a book club placemat and a certificate
The Family Reading Programme · Bodhih Pro Kits · 132 by Bodhih Training, trainers to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
How do I help my child love reading?
Make four things true at home: books within reach (access), a short daily reading slot apart from screens (time), someone who reads aloud and talks about books (company), and children choosing most of what they read (choice). The Family Reading Programme kit from Bodhih Training gives you the plan, tracker and printables for each.
Want the full free guide first? Read How to help your child love reading at home: a plan for ages 0 to 14.
You already feel the problem. Here is what it is costing you.
They can read, but they don't
Your child passes the school checks, then never opens a book by choice. It's a quiet worry, and the usual advice of read more, log more, makes it worse.
Reading has become one more job
Reading records to sign, levelled books in plastic wallets, a bedtime battle and a library book due on Saturday that nobody can find.
Not sure what helps
Phonics, levels, comics, audiobooks, apps, screen time, rewards: every friend and website says something different, and nobody gives you a plan.
Worried about falling behind
Reading seems harder for your child than for classmates, and you don't know whether to wait, push or ask for help.
Picture the next few weeks with the kit open beside you.
Imagine an ordinary Tuesday evening a few months from now. The plates are cleared, and as you sit on the sofa with your own book, the children pick from the basket beside you: a comic, a picture book, the next chapter of a goalkeeper biography. Fifteen minutes, nobody nagging, everybody reading.
Picture the Saturday library trip with every due date already in the tracker, and the bingo card on the fridge reminding your nine-year-old that a book set in another country is still unclaimed. You notice he is choosing, and that changes everything.
Now think of the first Sunday of the month. Grandma is on the video call, a bowl of popcorn is going round, and as you ask the first book club question, your quietest child has an opinion and wants to argue it.
Whether you start with the read-aloud rota tonight or the reader profiles this weekend, each step of the year is already laid out, with the file to open at every turn.
20 files that do the work for you
The e-book shows you how. The tools make it happen. Here is exactly what you download.
The Family Reading Programme (e-book, PDF)
The guide: methods, worked examples, scripts and exercises
Start here map
The whole job of building a reading family as eight steps with the file to open at each, your first hour, and a 30, 60 and 90-day use plan.
Family Reading Tracker workbook
Twelve-sheet workbook: settings, readers with weekly goals, a light reading log, 52 weeks of totals, library loans with due-date alerts, home library catalogue, challenges, book club, read-aloud rota, twelve-month plan and a dashboard with a chart.
Reader profile and progress notes
One per child: interests in their own words, feelings about reading, the four-conditions audit, a page for noticing patterns and three termly progress notes.
Book chat questions
Twenty questions in five types (notice, predict, feel, think, connect), a chat record, dialogic prompts for little ones and big-talk questions for young teens.
Monthly family reading plan
Plan each month in ten minutes: theme, each reader's focus, the read-aloud rota, three actions, library trips, book club and an end-of-month review.
My book review (for children)
A child-friendly review form: a picture-and-stars page for younger readers and a no-spoilers review page for older readers.
Read-aloud guide and question bank (100 questions)
How to read aloud well at every age, plus 100 questions in six groups: before, during and after reading, picture books, big talk and non-fiction.
Book lists by age and interest
Kinds of books for six age bands and ten interests, with authors and series as examples to look up, plus a family wish list.
Messages to school, library and family (36 messages and 5 letters)
36 short editable messages for libraries, teachers, relatives, other families and your children, plus 5 ready-to-send letters, including a request for a reading progress meeting.
Family reading agreement
A one-page household agreement with when-then reading plans, promises from adults and children, screens, library and book club rules and a monthly review.
Worked example pack: the Desai-Clarke family
The main forms and plans filled in for one illustrative family, so you can see what good looks like: reader profile, monthly plan, rota, book chat, child's review, progress note and family agreement.
AI prompt pack for family reading (29 prompts)
29 tool-agnostic prompts for adults, grouped by step: readers, read-aloud, early reading, choosing books, habits, talk and languages, challenges and getting help. Each has what to paste in and what to check.
Cheat sheet: reading aloud at every age
What to read, how to read it and what to ask, from babies to young teens, on one page.
Decision card: too easy, just right, too hard
A one-minute check for any book, what to do with each result, and seven special cases.
Cheat sheet: helping reluctant readers
Seven reasons children avoid reading with what to try for each, a four-week reset and words to use.
Cheat sheet: reading mistakes parents make
Twelve common mistakes with what to do instead, and three habits to keep.
12-month family reading plan calendar
52 calendar events across a year: monthly planning, library trips, mid-month checks, book clubs, termly progress notes and a celebration. Import into a new calendar and move the start date to suit you.
Family reading task board import
30 tasks for the reading year as a CSV ready for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira, with list, timing, description and the file to open.
Reading challenge charts, bookmarks and badges
14 colourful printable pages: two reading bingo cards, a 100-book climb, a family reading tree, a 12-month reading map, a monthly reading calendar, 15 bookmarks, 24 badges, a book club placemat, a reading den door sign and a reading star certificate.
Chapter by chapter
Each chapter opens with a real situation, gives you a method and ends with something to do today, using the tools in your kit.
- Format
- PDF e-book + XLSX + fillable PDF + DOCX + printable PDF + ICS + CSV
- Files
- 20 files plus a one-click ZIP
- E-book
- 63 pages
- Works with
- Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice, Word, Google Docs, Acrobat Reader, GoodNotes, Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, Trello, Asana, Notion
- Best for
- Families with children aged 0 to 14, at school or learning at home, in any country
Why Reading for Pleasure Matters
The difference between can read and does read, and the four conditions of a reading home: access, time, company and choice.
Reading Aloud at Every Age
Why read-aloud keeps working up to fourteen, what changes at each age, and a rota that survives busy weeks.
How Children Learn to Read, in Plain Language
The Simple View of Reading, how to support phonics without fighting the school's method, and a ten-minute session.
Choosing Books and Building a Home Library Cheaply
A one-minute too easy, just right, too hard check, choosing by interest, and libraries, free schemes and swaps.
The Daily Reading Habit
When-then plans, minutes not pages, a floor not a target, and light tracking.
Reluctant Readers, Screens, Audiobooks and Comics
Why children go off reading, why every format counts, screens and AI tools safely, and a four-week reset.
Reading in Two or More Languages
Myths to drop, a family language plan, scripts and directions, and tracking the language mix.
Talking About Books and the Family Book Club
Five question types, dialogic reading for little ones, talking sideways with older children and a monthly book club.
Challenges, Rewards and Tracking Without Killing the Joy
What research suggests about rewards, better challenges than races, and tracking lightly.
When Reading Is Hard: Struggling Readers and Getting Help
Signs worth noticing, dyslexia explained carefully, and a notice, record, talk, plan, review cycle with school.
Not just reading. Tools you will actually open again.
E-book
- The Family Reading Programme e-book: 10 chapters, 2 appendices (a 12-month plan and dated country, curriculum and safety notes), 6 illustrations, about 9,800 words
Start here
- Start Here Family Reading Map: the job in eight steps, the file to open at each, your first hour and a 30, 60 and 90-day plan
Spreadsheet
- Family Reading Tracker workbook (12 sheets): Start here, Settings, Readers, Reading Log, Weekly Totals, Wish List and Loans, Home Library, Challenges, Book Club, Read-Aloud Rota, Monthly Themes and a Dashboard with a minutes-by-format chart
Fillable PDF forms
- Reader Profile and Progress Notes (3 pages)
- Book Chat Questions (3 pages)
- Monthly Family Reading Plan (2 pages)
- My Book Review for children (2 pages)
Word templates
- Read-Aloud Guide and Question Bank (100 questions)
- Book Lists by Age and Interest (six age bands, ten interests)
- Messages to School, Library and Family (36 messages and 5 ready-to-send letters)
- Family Reading Agreement (one page)
- Worked Example Pack: the Desai-Clarke family
- AI Prompt Pack for Family Reading (29 prompts, adults only)
Cheat sheets
- Reading Aloud at Every Age
- Decision Card: Too Easy, Just Right, Too Hard
- Helping Reluctant Readers
- Reading Mistakes Parents Make
Calendar and task board
- 12-Month Family Reading Plan calendar (52 events)
- Family Reading Task Board CSV (30 tasks for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira)
Printables
- Reading Challenge Charts, Bookmarks and Badges (14 pages): 2 bingo cards, 100-book climb, family reading tree, 12-month reading map, monthly reading calendar, 3 pages of bookmarks (15 in all), 2 pages of badges (24 in all), book club placemat, reading den door sign and certificate
When you have worked through it, you will be able to…
Every outcome is practised with a worked example and a tool, not just described.
- Audit your home in fifteen minutes and know which of the four conditions to work on first
- Run a read-aloud rota that includes grandparents, siblings and audiobooks
- Support phonics at home in the same way as school, in ten calm minutes
- Choose books with a one-minute check instead of chasing levels
- Build and rotate a home library for little or no money, with library due dates tracked
- Turn 'it was fine' into real book talk and host a monthly family book club
- Help a reluctant reader with a four-week reset where every format counts
- Notice reading difficulties early and work with school on a clear plan
Know your starting point. Prove your progress.
People who measure before and after improve faster and can show it. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has AI-graded assessments that pair with this kit. Take one now, work through the kit, then re-take it.
Lesson Design and Questioning Technique Assessment for Teachers and Trainers
Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentStudy Skills & Learning Strategies
Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentDigital Parenting & Online Safety Judgment
Take the assessment →JobularyLearn by doing: the 70-20-10 model explained (Jobulary)
Make it a growth plan →A taste of Chapter 1
Being able to read and choosing to read are two different things. Schools, quite rightly, spend most of their time on the first: decoding words, building fluency, answering questions about a passage. The second, the habit of reaching for a book because you want to know what happens, mostly grows at home. And it matters more than many families realise. The OECD, which runs the PISA tests of fifteen-year-olds, has reported in its "PISA in Focus" series that students who read widely tend to be more effective learners and do better at school. Reading for pleasure gives children hours of practice that don't feel like practice, a wider vocabulary, knowledge of the world and the stamina for long texts. No worksheet can give a child all of that.
The honest comparison
| Free templates and typical advice | This kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Method | A blank reading log or a sticker chart | A taught method: four conditions, read-aloud, habit, talk, choice and when to get help |
| Ages | One age band | Birth to fourteen, with what changes at each age |
| Formats | Only 'proper' books count | Comics, audiobooks, non-fiction, magazines and being read to all count and are tracked |
| Tracking | Daily minutes to sign off | A light log, weekly totals, a dashboard and termly notes |
| Languages | English only | A family language plan and a language column in every log |
| Rewards | Prizes for the most books | Bingo, family tree and self-set challenges that reward variety |
| Struggling readers | Wait and see | A notice, record, talk, plan, review cycle with ready messages and letters |
Made for you if…
- Parents and carers of babies to young teens who want reading to feel like a pleasure, not a chore
- Grandparents and relatives who want to be part of a child's reading life, in person or by video
- Families raising children in two or more languages
- Home-educating families who want a ready reading structure and light records
- Parents of reluctant readers who can read but won't
- Parents unsure whether a child's reading struggles need more help
Probably not for you if…
- Families looking for a phonics programme to replace the school's: this kit supports school, it does not replace it
- Anyone wanting a dyslexia diagnosis or assessment: please talk to the school and a qualified professional
- Adults improving their own study skills: see the Bodhih Pro Kit Learn Anything Faster
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Start your reading family tonight
Put a basket of books by the sofa, open the Start Here map and read aloud for ten minutes tonight. Whether you begin with the reader profiles this weekend or the bingo cards tomorrow, the whole year is ready for you.
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The Family Reading Programme: FAQs
Read the free guideAlready bought? Resend my linkHow do I get my child to enjoy reading?
Make four things true at home: books within reach, a short daily slot apart from screens, someone who reads aloud and talks about books, and children choosing most of what they read. Start with whichever is weakest. The e-book shows you how to audit them in fifteen minutes.
Should I keep reading aloud once my child can read?
Yes. Children understand stories well above the level they can read alone, so reading aloud keeps building vocabulary and enjoyment right into the teenage years. Ten to twenty minutes most days is plenty, and grandparents, siblings and audiobooks can share the job.
Do comics and audiobooks count as reading?
Yes. Comics and graphic novels ask readers to infer between panels; audiobooks build vocabulary and the experience of finishing a book. Struggling decoders still need short practice in the school's method too. The tracker logs every format so you can see the whole picture.
How do I know if a book is the right level?
Use the one-minute check on the Decision Card: read a middle page, count tricky words, ask what is happening. Too easy is fine for fun, just right is for reading alone, and too hard but wanted is for reading together. Let interest lead except for a beginner's school practice book.
When should I worry about my child's reading?
Talk to the teacher if you see slow, effortful reading of simple words, difficulty linking letters and sounds after plenty of teaching, or distress around reading, especially if it continues for a few months. The kit includes a notice, record, talk, plan, review cycle and ready letters. A hearing and vision check is a sensible early step.
Does it work for home-educating families and different school systems?
Yes. It is curriculum-neutral, with dated notes on England, the US, India (CBSE, ICSE and NEP 2020), IB, Cambridge and Australia, and on home education rules in several countries. Rules change, so always check your local education authority.
Is this kit professional advice?
No. It is educational content for families, not medical, psychological, legal or educational assessment advice. Only qualified professionals can assess reading difficulties such as dyslexia. If you are worried about hearing, sight, speech or reading progress, talk to the teacher, your doctor or a specialist.
Is it safe to use AI tools for reading ideas?
The AI prompt pack is written for adults. Many AI tools set a minimum age of 13 and need parental permission under 18, so check the terms. Never paste children's personal details, and look up every suggested book before promising it. To measure your starting point on digital safety, try the Digital Parenting & Online Safety Judgment assessment on AssessAll.
Can I measure my own skills in asking good questions about books?
Yes. The Lesson Design and Questioning Technique Assessment for Teachers and Trainers on AssessAll measures your starting point on questioning, and the Study Skills & Learning Strategies assessment is useful for older children who are learning to learn. Neither is needed to use the kit.
How do I turn this into a habit that sticks for me as a parent?
Most of what changes a family's reading happens in ordinary moments, not in courses. Jobulary's guide to the 70-20-10 model explains how learning by doing, with support from others and a little formal learning, turns into lasting habits. Use it to turn this kit into your own development plan.
What software do I need?
Any spreadsheet app (Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice), a word processor (Word or Google Docs), a PDF reader that fills forms, and a printer for the printables. The calendar imports into Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar.
How much does The Family Reading Programme cost?
₹599 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $17 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How do I get the files after paying?
Instantly. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. Download each file separately or everything in one ZIP.
Can I get a refund?
Because it is a digital download, kits are not refundable once downloaded. We always refund a duplicate charge or a failed delivery, and if a file is corrupted and we cannot fix it within 3 working days. Full terms: bodhih.org/refunds.
Can my company buy this for a team?
Yes. Team and company licences, and workshops on this topic run by Bodhih Training, are available. Write to solutions@bodhih.com or call +91 99000 11601.
