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 ...

Children play in the foam at a past Fall Festival at The Fountain. This year’s event takes place Sept. 14 at the church, 797 W. Brookville Road, Fountaintown. FOUNTAINTOWN — The Fountain plans a free ...

For more information or to register for events, visit the Jericho Public Library website, jericholibrary.org. Children ages four through eight are invited to a morning storytime in the library.

Robyn Cox does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond 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 ...

We all know the feeling: snuggling close with your little one as you open a well-worn book. The sound of your voice calming them. The shared laughs and gasps as the characters come to life. Bedtime ...

Eileen Scheckle is affiliated with the Literacy Association of South Africa. Policymakers have focused attention on developing literacy in the foundation phase (grades 1-3), because the skills ...

Volunteer Fran Lancaster and her poodle Otto Francis listen as Leawood resident Wes Monahan, 7, reads them a story. Beth Lipoff Special to The Star When you’re learning to read, doing so out loud can ...

A new British survey from data company Nielsen and publisher HarperCollins found that the number of parents reading aloud to their preschool-age kids declined to just 41 percent, from 64 percent in ...

The moment my oldest child was born, I reached for an anthology of Romantic poetry that I have owned for decades and began reading. “Sweet joy befall thee,” I said to my baby, through tears, bestowing ...