Since, the Department of Education in the Philippines has set its parameter as to the preferred mode of learning delivery nationwide, parents are compelled to simultaneously work for a living and facilitate learning at home. They need to heighten the degree of their involvement in the educational process specifically when child reads below the expected level of reading proficiency. This situation prompted the researcher to venture on the experiences of the 4th grade learners and their parents converting their home to a classroom. Thus, this study aims to identify the challenges encountered by the 4 th grade learners and their respective parents in developing reading skills at home. In the same manner, the researcher also described their experiences in developing reading skills amidst pandemics by way of employing qualitative design and purposive sampling technique. The selection of the respondents includes 3 non-readers and their respective parents whereby they were asked to describe their experiences in terms of learning resources, financial stability, educational attainment, time given to the learners and support received from school or teachers. It was found that majority of the parents are financially struggling which results to limited resources, no conducive space at home for learning and many distractions. It was also revealed that less education and language barrier led to inaccurate instruction in developing reading skills. The parents also admitted that bringing education at home is a burden to them because they must work and teach their children at home simultaneously. Another issue was found to be the challenge in developing reading skills at home since they