A few months into my first year of teaching middle-school English in Santa Fe, I realized that a handful of my students were not reading books. I had carefully structured the class time so there would ...

The moment my oldest child was born, I reached for an anthology of Romantic poetry that I have owned for decades and began reading. “Sweet joy befall thee,” I said to my baby, through tears, bestowing ...

Reading, while not technically medicine, is a fundamentally wholesome activity. It can prevent cognitive decline, improve sleep, and lower blood pressure. In one study, book readers outlived their ...

New research by HarperCollins UK and Farshore reveals a worrying trend—and an opportunity for change. Reading bedtime stories was one of the most cherished parts of our childhood for many of us. It ...

Using online apps that offer text-to-speech features comes with significant upside — when used in travel, they may be able to facilitate better understanding between two people who speak different ...

When I was a child, my mother sat on my bed and read three books to me every night, so it would have been natural for me to sit on her bed and read to her during her final days. COVID-19 prevented ...

At Read 2 Succeed (R2S), we know that summer is a critical time to help children stay connected to reading – especially as many local students are still catching up from learning disruptions over the ...

Milwaukee educator Dannette Justus continues her online reading program for children despite flood damage to her home and loss of books and equipment. Justus, who has been caled Milwaukee's Mr. Rogers ...