Summer reading just got a nostalgic boost ...

It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...

Yet one simple habit continues to make a lasting difference: reading together. Reading aloud to children can be an accessible ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nerve-wracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, ...

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Reading enjoyment is at its lowest level for two decades, according to the National Literacy Trust’s annual survey. This ...

Once a year, out of town friends visit for several days. I have to be sure to have a stack of books on hand for Allie, their now 17-year-old daughter. She plows through them—one after another. The ...

There are many literacy textbooks available but no clear way to determine which ones are the best – and most likely to turn ...

As kids head back to school, area pediatricians and librarians are encouraging parents and caregivers to help younger children embrace a love of reading. In some cases, that task may be an uphill ...

A short, family-friendly bedtime reading routine helped young children grow in cognitive empathy and creativity, and simple pauses to reflect gave imagination an extra lift. Study: Keep the bedtime ...

A picture says a thousand words—but when it comes to kids’ picture books, it’s clear that not everyone hears the same words. Picture books represented a troubling percentage of challenges in the ...