The night before a safer-at-home order was issued in her Wisconsin town, all Pernille Ripp could think about was getting to her books. When her middle school opened for a few minutes the next day, the ...

Due to the coronavirus, parents working from home now have the responsibility of assisting their children with schoolwork. It’s a difficult task for many to balance this new teaching position along ...

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. Indeed, ...

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 ...

We've all heard about the benefits of learning to read quietly and independently. A big part of learning at school is all about reading, but it's not always easy to find time for more reading at home.

Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a new review. Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better ...

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 ...