Reading achievement has been stagnant in the US for decades, raising questions about what other methods might work to help ...

Kids learn to read, and then they read to learn. That’s the saying, at least, and even if the reality is more complicated ...

In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten—a process that is meant to identify ...

Researchers at Laurentian University are reading French books to preschoolers this month to determine the best ways to teach them new words.

A new study has discovered a direct link between the number of milliseconds it takes a child’s brain to process the form of a ...

Children’s Book Week is a reading initiative celebrated nationwide twice a year, in May and in November. It is the longest-running national literacy program and is celebrating its 106th anniversary ...

More work needs to be done to ensure Manitoba's children all have a fair chance to learn how to read, a new report says.

Students at R. Brown McAllister Elementary School use exercises in phonemic awareness—the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds in English—during literary instruction on March 19, 2025, in ...

Is book banning contributing to declining literacy rates? That's the question addressed in a new paper by Danielle Dennis, ...

Enticing young people to read will require a concerted effort by parents, carers, teachers and public intellectuals to ...

Imagine a day at school without a strict bell schedule, assigned seating, mandated textbook reading, or classrooms that confine students by age. For younger kids, minimizing limitations can empower ...

Child-care expansion should be as high a priority for public capital investment as housing and other infrastructure.