This brief outlines seven practices that research shows families use to effectively promote early literacy. It provides examples of how early-childhood programs, libraries, and other community-based organizations are empowering families and providing them access to knowledge, skills, experiences, and resources to support their children’s literacy development. An infographic illustrating the seven evidence-based principles is available in English (https://globalfrp.org/content/download/164/1131/file/ SevenResearchBasedWaysFamiliesPromoteLiteracyPDF%20(1).pdf) and Spanish (https://globalfrp.org/content/ download/195/1346/file/SPANISH.SevenResearchBasedWaysFamiliesPromoteLiteracyPDF%20(4).pdf).