United Way is seeking more than 1,000 volunteers for this year’s March 6 event to help improve reading skills across our ...

The owner of Brave + Kind Bookshop has made it her mission to make sure her kids — and all kids — saw someone who looked like them in the stories they were reading.

Early-elementary teachers work hard all year to support their students’ emerging reading skills. The payoff—gains in literacy progress—tends to come toward the end of the school year, just as it’s ...

In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. Some parents have said they stop reading aloud to their ...

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 ...

Reading is a fundamental skill that children develop. Fostering a love for books sets the foundation for lifelong learning and at Children’s Institute, we understand the importance of early literacy ...

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, ...

More than 200 children at Busy Bees nurseries in Bicester have joined the 'Get the Reading Buzz' pledge, which aims to share 45 million books with children in 2026.

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 ...

About one-third of children entering preschool in 2025 didn’t know how to handle a book properly, with some trying to swipe ...

A STATEWIDE PROGRAM IS HELPING TO CONNECT INMATES AND THEIR CHILDREN. RILEY’S READERS GIVES INCARCERATED PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS A CHANCE TO BE A PART OF THEIR KIDS LIVES, EVEN IF THEY CAN’T BE THERE ...