Continuing our series on Read Alouds That Rock, we spotlight educators who deliver captivating storytimes for the chapter book and middle grade crowd in grades three to five. Close your eyes for a ...

Use this list of good nonfiction books for 4th graders (9-year-olds in fourth grade) as a resource for finding the best nonfiction books that your kids will enjoy reading. It’s important for children ...

The secret is out — you love reading aloud, and you love being read to. I knew it! And I am delighted. Last month I wrote about books that I thought would be great to read out loud. But you came up ...

The night before a safer-at-home order was issued in her Wisconsin town, all Pernille Ripp could think about was getting to her books. When her middle school opened for a few minutes the next day, the ...

There’s a wee bit more to reading aloud to children than just “reading” the words. A little pizzazz in your delivery goes a long way in capturing a child’s attention. Maybe that’s made a little more ...

I almost didn’t recognize her. With flat-ironed hair and makeup, Madeline did not look like the gangly sixth grader with frizzy red hair who I remembered from my class four years ago. “Hi Mrs. Miller, ...

A literacy strategist writes about nurturing children’s love for books and literature in a world where political, social, and economic systems are in flux Every parent aspires to raise a child who ...