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 ...

Literacy in general terms is defined as the ability to read and write. While these skills are taught in schools, support from parents at home is important to a child's success. Moms and dads should ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Scripps-owned stations are joining forces with the Scripps Howard Fund, Scholastic, LitWorld, and other literacy advocates across the country to participate in World Read Aloud ...

Reading to someone, or being read to, is a beautiful, intimate act. It is a comforting balm against the world, a time to abandon screens and a rare moment that forces one to be present.

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, ...

Is your child having problems learning to read? Are you looking for help to improve progress in learning literacy skills? According to a Canadian team of researchers headed by Corinne Syrnyk of the ...

Most of our kids can't read. And it's a big problem. This year's "Nation's Report Card" showed something alarming: 69% of our 4th graders cannot read proficiently; for 8th graders, that number rises ...

Strummer is a regular at Tails and Tales, where kids read aloud to pups at the library. Talking to a dog, kids are often “just more comfortable.” MUKILTEO — On a snowy Wednesday afternoon, Nichole ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s important for children to start reading at a young age, so it’s Something Good when a Valley police officer used his unique background to read to kids! The Phoenix Police ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A mother was moved to tears at HISD's school board meeting on Thursday night when she told the board the reason her child was no longer being called on to read aloud in class.