What nurtures a child’s holistic development? How can we address the cognitive overload and parent-child disconnect of the ...

The benefits of reading with children are innumerable. Children who read with their caregivers report higher levels of reading comprehension, fluency and self-confidence. But do you know of its mental ...

Literacy in general terms is defined as the ability to read and write. While these skills are taught in schools, support from parents at home is important to a child's success. Moms and dads should ...

Getting children reading in schools is helping them become "more confident, more imaginative and more creative", a charity ...

Readers find a classroom trend of assigning shorter texts “troubling.” Also: Reaction to President Trump’s naming of a ...

Encouraging a 1-year-old to turn the pages while reading a bedtime story, asking a 2-year-old to point to the butterfly on the page over breakfast, or bringing a word book on the bus to share with a ...

Every parent wants their child to succeed, and reading is a key skill that influences their learning. Early detection of reading struggles can make a big difference in the child’s progress.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno Unified School District is launching a new program to improve student literacy. Cracking open a book is easy to do if you know how to read. If not, it can be daunting. ...

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 ...

Reading to dogs improves children's reading, study says. EAST NORWALK, Conn. Aug. 18, 2010— -- Man's best friend can do a lot more than fetch and roll over. Research now suggests that dogs can ...