Education advocates highlighted strategies families can use to support older students struggling with reading, in response to ongoing concerns about reading for pleasure and reading proficiency. The recommendations focus on practical, repeatable practices: sustained family reading time, parent-teacher collaboration, adding writing alongside reading, and using diverse texts such as graphic novels to build word recognition and fluency. The guidance targets a common challenge for older learners who may have missed foundational skills and need structured, low-friction routines that reinforce classroom learning without replacing instruction.