A on-demand video classes
Empower your child with a lifelong love of learning... starting with just 5 minutes a day
Browse our current class list below! Have a question about our classes? Reach out to us at hello@bigcityreaders.com.
Sing, Sign & Grow
Baby Development Made Easy
Our foundational class for parents of babies, featuring activities, songs, signs, and stories to use to bond with your baby and support their language development from day one.
Toddler Literacy Lab
Songs, Stories & Early Reading Skills
Whether your toddler is just starting to talk or already chatting away, you’ll learn practical strategies to turn playtime, storytime, and everyday moments into powerful opportunities for growth.
Ready to Read
Foundational Skills for Prereaders
Set your child up for reading success our best-selling class, Ready to Read! We’ll focus on key pre-reading skills like letter recognition, phonics, and building a love for books — with interactive videos and downloadable resources.
Ready to Write
Building Writing Confidence
From strengthening tiny hands to drawing shapes and writing letters, this class is full of practical tools and strategies to support your child’s early writing journey.
Kindergarten Ready
Skills to Thrive in the Classroom
Build classroom confidence with our class focused on key skills for Kindergarten — letter recognition, early math, social-emotional development, and foundational reading and writing.
First Grade Bootcamp
Preparing for Challenges
With a focus on strengthening reading, writing, and math skills, this interactive class will help your child build confidence and be fully prepared to take on the challenges of first grade.
Mastering Spelling Rules
Tools & Strategies to Succeed
Redefine reading comprehension, build strong writing skills, and strengthen math concepts with our Mastering Spelling Rules class. Your child will gain the tools to tackle more complex topics with confidence — now and in the future.
on-demand video classes
What to Expect & FAQs
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We have a personalized quiz to help guide you to the right Big City Readers course for you! Take the quiz here.
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You’ll be prompted to set up an account on bigcityreaders.com. You’ll use that account to login and access the course content, whenever works best for your schedule! This is the same account that you’ll use to access all your BCR content — including your other courses, workshops, and more.
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Guided lessons with Miss Beth range from about ten to fifteen minutes long. Parent tips, walkthroughs, and recommendation videos range from about two minutes to fifteen minutes long.
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Don't worry if it seems like your child isn't paying attention to every moment of our video recordings. If it looks like they are wandering, let them wander. Think of the videos as a podcast or audible you have playing in the background that you can always go back and watch again with them later, as many time as you like.
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Due to the digital nature of our course and lesson content, we don’t offer refunds for our on-demand offerings. If you have a specific question about a course, reach out to us at hello@bigcityreaders.com and we’ll be happy to help!
