First-graders at The Lovett School are reading to therapy dogs as part of the Sit Stay Read program. Therapy dogs provide a ...

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.

For I Love to Read Month, Austin Public Schools outlines how families can nurture strong, multilingual readers at every age, from birth through the teen years.

It's created a disastrous recipe for a lack of literacy. Let’s cut to the chase — younger generations are struggling with literacy. And it’s not just young kids learning to read for the first time.

Boys’ reading struggles are not inevitable, research suggests, and addressing the deficit could improve outcomes in school and beyond.

Help your child become a confident reader with CPL’s Jump Into Reading initiative, offering free resources, events and decodable books. It’s a big shift when kids move from listening to stories to ...

In 'Phoebe & Jay,' a brother and sister investigate their community by looking at the many words around them—from receipts to ...

Second grader Raelyn read from one of her favorite books, "Pop, Pop Popcorn." (David Matthau/WHYY) From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you ...

For decades, California schools have been an awful place for children to learn how to read. The product of it all is adults ...

Timothy Rimke reads during Casey Cuny's English class at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Jae C. Hong / AP Ask a high school student about the last book they ...

State lawmakers are focusing on education reform, with two bills aimed at improving math and reading skills nearing approval.