Support your child’s reading with simple, steady steps.
For parents of early readers and children who are finding reading harder than expected.
Explore the Toolkit Explore the Course
- Suitable for all early readers
- Especially helpful for children with dyslexia or reading difficulties
- Designed by a teacher, psychologist and mum
Start here – choose the support that fits your child
Every family starts in a different place.
These are the main ways Acorn to Oak can help.
Tap below to see which option feels right for your child today.
High-Frequency Words Visual Toolkit
Help Your Child to Read – Parent Course
Free Resources
Welcome to Acorn to Oak
A calm, trusted space for parents who want to help their child read with confidence.
About Aoife
Aoife Ruane-Kelly
Experienced Specialist Teacher and Psychologist
B.Ed, B.Sc (Psych), M.EdSpLD
I’m Aoife Ruane-Kelly: a teacher, psychologist, dyslexia specialist, and a mum who’s walked this journey myself.
I created Acorn to Oak to help parents understand how reading develops, and to make the process feel calm, connected and doable.
Why Acorn to Oak
Every child has a different rhythm. What matters is that we keep walking with them – not ahead, not behind, but alongside.
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