A new report based on 2024 test scores may be a reality check for parents. It found that kids’ reading skills have hit lows. For instance, it reported that 40% of fourth graders’ reading skills are ...

Mentor Public Library is hosting a program where children can practice their reading skills with supportive listeners who are all ears — the Book Bunnies. The bunnies make an ideal audience for ...

HOUSTON -- Cute kids and puppies - what could be better? Citizens for Animal Protection in Houston, Texas started its Storytime program in 2019, and in just one year, nearly 500 kids have participated ...

A new curriculum teaches young children how to break down words by their sounds and then put them back together.

Book reading in schools has fallen off severely and, in many classrooms, nearly disappeared, but our model legislation, called the BOOKS Act, can ensure that kids start reading full books again, ...

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 will stop reading aloud to their ...

STATESVILLE, N.C.,None — Scotts Elementary School, in partnership with Iredell-Statesville Schools' Prime Time program, is offering students fun, experimental opportunities while boosting their ...

When Inside Higher Education recently interviewed college students about their reading, a University of Florida sophomore claimed she relied entirely on YouTube videos to explain her reading. Academic ...

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

The Irish Children's Laureate is touring Northern Ireland to share the importance of reading and writing during World Book ...