Reading for pleasure has an impact on a child’s attainment across the curriculum, but is most easily applied to their writing. This year’s 500 Words competition is inviting children to write ...

Reading, being read to, and sharing books in the home helps to build a child’s vocabulary and understanding of the world. Research shows children who start school with good vocabulary and ...

Civics and history often got the short shrift as teachers focused on mandatory reading instruction. That’s changing.

We know from existing research that reading with children before they start school can help their language development. A number of other associations – from learning to read to the development of a ...

From June 10 th - September 3 rd, kids can set reading goals at home and track their progress with the Hat Trick Reading Challenge book log. Kids who score a goal or the "reading hat trick" and ...

A new approach to teaching children how to read has been implemented in schools across the country, with educators seeing a dramatic improvement in scores. Known as the 'science of reading,' this ...

Only about one-third of elementary school students in the U.S. are reading at grade level, according to the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress. In response, many schools are ...

The Rotary Club’s Reading by 9 program, designed to help children read at grade level by the time they reach 9 years of age, ...

You can also opt to display subtitles along with the audio reading and illustrations from the book pages. With these visual and audible options, kids can follow along in the way that’s most ...

When children are very young ... So, let the choosing — and the reading — begin. Young readers can master counting down from 10 while learning about some of the world’s most endangered ...