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Supporting Educators and Engaging Families Through Reading
Prime Time programs are designed to promote literacy, increase family engagement, and provide support to educators as they work to achieve positive reading outcomes for their students.
Our programs are rooted in the humanities and focus on open-ended group discussion of ideas for students ages three to 10 years old and their families. Prime Time training programs and resources assist educators in supporting students’ interests in reading, honing communication skills, increasing text comprehension, and developing critical-thinking abilities. These programs provide access to quality, grade level-appropriate literature and use storytelling and discussions to encourage civil discourse, tolerance, and collective learning.
Family Literacy Engagement Support
Prime Time is an approved provider of Family Engagement Literacy Support by the Louisiana Department of Education. Available programs include family reading and discussion programs, trainings for parents, teachers, paraprofessionals and leaders, Prime Time Boxes (Prime Time reading programs in a take-home box), and Head Start services. Both in-person and virtual programs are available.
Programs Available for Schools and Districts
Family Engagement Literacy Support Webinar
LDOE Vendor Profile
LDOE Literacy Support Guide
Stemming the Tide of Intergenerational Illiteracy: A 10-Year Impact Study of Prime Time Family Reading
Prime Time Boxes
Each Prime Time Family (for ages 6-10) or Preschool (for ages 3-5) Box contains six high-quality, humanities-rich children’s books, supplies and materials for supplemental activities, and our one-of-a-kind Grown-Up Guide that navigates parents and caregivers through reading and discussing each book with their child. Prime Time is an LDOE approved vendor for family literacy content, so CLSD funds and any other source allowable for literacy family engagement can be used.
Prime Time Boxes are the perfect way to promote literacy among families, while also helping those families build their own home libraries.
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HomeRoom
HomeRoom workshops can be designed to meet the needs of your school and its staff, and are offered via full-day, half-day, and hybrid (online and in-person) delivery methods. Prime Time hosts workshops throughout Louisiana, at least twice annually. In-service workshops are available upon request. To find out about the next workshop near you, or to host a HomeRoom workshop at your school, contact the Prime Time staff at
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Learning Channel
Enjoy these additional resources designed to help little ones explore big ideas.
Downloads & Resources
Download Cares Series Grown-Up Guide for Ages 3-5
Download Cares Series Grown-Up Guide for Ages 6-10
Little Voices Big Ideas Podcast
Pequeños Con Grandes Ideas Spanish-language podcast
Louisiana K-12 Social Studies Resources
Reading with Prime Time Pops
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