A parent-resource teacher working in a public elementary school's Child Parent Center for preschool children in Chicago, Illinois, implemented a series of reading readiness training workshops for parents, preschool children, teachers, and teacher aides. These workshops were designed to increase disadvantaged black preschool children's reading readiness scores; increase parent participation; and provide parents with strategies, activities, and information on building reading readiness skills. Program evaluation data indicated that, as the readiness workshops continued, parents, many of whom were adolescents, began to see their children growing more interested in books, being more expressive, and getting better reports from their teachers. Other parents heard about the benefits of the workshops. However, attendance charts revealed a fluctuation of attendance, with the first and sixth month of the 10-month intervention having the greatest attendance. Pretest-posttest comparisons indicated that children's reading readiness scores improved. Concluding remarks offer recommendations for improving the intervention program. Related materials are provided in 54 appendices. (Author/RH)