Prime Time Family Reading

Prime Time Family Reading Prime Time Inc. offers a set of unique, humanities-focused, and outcomes-based programs designed to engage children and families.

All Prime Time initiatives are based on a common methodology featuring five elements of learning and teaching:

Participant centered instruction and learning - Facilitate reading and discussion based on participant interests and responses. Socratic Method and Open-ended Questioning-Facilitate learning by asking, rather than telling. Ask follow-up questions to deepen the consideration and understa

nding of a subject or issue. Development of Higher-order Thinking Skills-Adhere to text and guide participants to compare and contrast, analyze, describe, predict, etc. Making Personal Connections-Guide participants to connect literature and discussion to other/personal stories, current events, film, music, poetry, artwork, or television, etc. Collective Learning Strategies Promoting Respectful, Diverse Audiences-Permit participants to engage with and learn from one another as well as from the instructor/facilitator via group discussion.

Announcing our fall programs! This fall, 44 Prime Time programs will bring Louisiana families together in 25 parishes fo...
06/01/2026

Announcing our fall programs! This fall, 44 Prime Time programs will bring Louisiana families together in 25 parishes for high-quality literacy experiences built around children's books.

Visit the link below to learn more and to find a program near you!

Find a program Forty-four Prime Time programs will reach 25 parishes this fall, bringing in-person Prime Time Family Reading and Prime Time Preschool Reading programs to communities all across Louisiana. A program of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Prime Time programs involve story-shari...

Happy to see so many families strengthening their literacy skills together through Prime Time in Delaware!
05/28/2026

Happy to see so many families strengthening their literacy skills together through Prime Time in Delaware!

"We are at a critical juncture. While 80% of 4-year-olds in Louisiana are enrolled in publicly funded early learning pro...
05/27/2026

"We are at a critical juncture. While 80% of 4-year-olds in Louisiana are enrolled in publicly funded early learning programs and our K-12 ranking have improved from 49th to 37th in the nation, sustaining that progress requires stronger connections between the classroom and the home."

"The greatest value of Prime Time is its ability to ensure learning continues beyond the school day." - Helen Clare Taylor, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at LSU Shreveport

Helen Clare Taylor, PhD | Special to BIZ. Magazine In the Shreveport-Bossier business community, we often focus on tangible infrastructure: expanding the Port of Caddo-Bossier, developing healthcare corridors, leveraging our interstate crossroads, and of course, growing our hometown four-year univer...

Big ideas? We've got those! If you're at the Teacher Leader Summit this week stop by Booth 709 in the Educator Expo! Ask...
05/26/2026

Big ideas? We've got those! If you're at the Teacher Leader Summit this week stop by Booth 709 in the Educator Expo! Ask us any questions, and learn more about how Prime Time can help you bring big ideas to life with families at your school!

This weekend's HomeRoom@Home workshop for parents and caregivers in Shreveport was a big success! We hope everyone went ...
05/19/2026

This weekend's HomeRoom@Home workshop for parents and caregivers in Shreveport was a big success! We hope everyone went home with some useful tips to continue using children's books to promote literacy and unlock the big ideas in your home! Big thanks to the Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation for supporting this workshop!

05/14/2026

A five-year study shows Prime Time literacy program boosts early learning in Louisiana, improving school readiness and ROI.

How do we harness the humanities to improve literacy outcomes? Executive Director Miranda Restovic talked to WVUE FOX 8 ...
05/12/2026

How do we harness the humanities to improve literacy outcomes? Executive Director Miranda Restovic talked to WVUE FOX 8 about our Prime Time program’s recent accolades and how we’ve built the program around doing just that for the past 35 years.

05/11/2026

Our Prime Time HomeRoom@Home workshop is coming to Shreveport this weekend! Join us for a fun morning of reading and connection with your child on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Artspace! Go home with tips for building literacy and critical-thinking skills, as well as a box of free books and learning activities!

Sign up now at primetimefamily.org/athome

05/07/2026

Earlier this week, on Louisiana Literacy Day, we announced the results of a landmark five-year study that proves our Prime Time program significantly increases participants’ school readiness, validating Prime Time as a national model for family engagement and literacy success. We are so proud of this important work, and it was so special to make this announcement surrounded by some of the program implementors, donors, and families who make it possible.

Learn more about the study and Prime Time from LEH Executive Director Miranda Restovic in this video and at www.primetimefamily.org.

Yesterday was Prime Time Family Literacy Day in New Orleans! Thank you to the NOLA City Council and Mayor Helena Moreno ...
05/06/2026

Yesterday was Prime Time Family Literacy Day in New Orleans! Thank you to the NOLA City Council and Mayor Helena Moreno for declaring May 5, 2026, Prime Time Family Literacy Day in the City of New Orleans in recognition of our release of a landmark five-year study showing that Prime Time, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities' family reading program born in Louisiana and now nationwide, is a catalyst for improving early literacy and school readiness and a best-in-class national model for family engagement.

Learn more about the study at leh.org/study

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