“Go pick your bedtime book, right now,” I told my four-year-old. Afternoon meltdowns had turned into bedtime battles, and I was tired. He returned clutching the book Glad Monster, Sad Monster and ...

Some of my favorite early parenting memories are reading children’s books aloud to my babies. From Sandra Boynton’s whimsical rhyming animal board books to Robert Munsch’s beloved I’ll Love You ...

Reading is an essential skill for children’s success. According to national literacy consultant and author Kathryn Starke, it's "the one subject that is needed to be successful in every other subject, ...

Daughtrey Elementary School in the hallway outside their classroom, she was greeted with hugs. The children exclaimed “Miss. Gina!” with a level of excitement that was hard to ignore.  After the ...

By promoting early exposure to books, we’re working to ensure that every child enters school with the tools and confidence to become a reader.

Parents and teachers often stop reading aloud to children as they get older and can read on their own. But reading aloud actually helps students with fluency and vocabulary and boosts their own ...

Continuing our series on Read Alouds That Rock, we shine a light on the silliest of storytimes. Click here to see our previous stories. At this very moment, countless teachers and librarians are ...

You're a time-pressed parent. You wish you could find some way to spend more time with your children. Quiet time. Quality time. Time when you and your progeny are not just under the same roof, but ...

We’re familiar with the many benefits of reading aloud to children, but is reading aloud also beneficial for adults? In addition to building closer bonds with loved ones, research has revealed that ...

New data shows early‑grade reading remains below pre‑pandemic levels, with first‑ and second‑graders lagging as math rises.