Tiny Moments. Big Confidence

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Welcome to Tiny Steps to Confident Readers.

Over the next six weeks, we’ll focus on helping your child build reading confidence, one small, achievable step at a time.

Before we dive in, here’s your Progress Tracker so you always know where you are:

Week-by-Week Progress Tracker

• Week 1: Tiny Moments, Big Impact (You are here)

• Week 2: Building Reading Routines Without Pressure

• Week 3: Making Stories Feel Safe Again

• Week 4: Calming the Fear of Getting It Wrong

• Week 5: Growing Reading Stamina Gently

• Week 6: Creating a Home Where Reading Happens Naturally

This Week’s Focus: Tiny Moments, Big Impact

When a child struggles with reading or simply avoids it, it’s tempting to think we need a big breakthrough to “fix” it.

The truth is that confidence doesn’t come from grand gestures. It’s built through hundreds of tiny moments:

a smile,
a shared page,
a small success that gets noticed.

This week, we focus on creating those moments.

What to Practise This Week

• Aim for just 5–10 minutes of reading time each day.

• Celebrate participation, not perfection. Simply sitting and looking at a book counts.

• Offer choice whenever you can. Let your child pick the book, It’s fine if they pick the same one each day.

Why This Matters

Each small positive reading experience wires your child’s brain to associate reading with safety, connection, and self-trust.

Over time, these micro-experiences stack up, laying the foundation for bigger, more confident leaps later on.

You are planting seeds.

You may not see the change overnight.

But the roots are growing.

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Call to Action for This Week

Create one tiny positive reading moment each day.

It might be as simple as:

• Snuggling together with a picture book.

• Let them turn the pages, even if you do all the reading.

• Laughing together over a silly illustration.

Tiny steps today. Confident readers tomorrow.

Closing Reflection

Each time your child experiences a tiny win with reading, you’re helping them build a quiet kind of courage that lasts a lifetime.

Next week, we’ll explore building gentle reading routines without pressure or overwhelm.

You’ve already begun.