Reading is "a powerful predictor of long-term success," says literacy advocate Maya Payne Smart. Here are five steps parents can take to raise an avid reader.

The 2024 Reading by 9 guide was created through the generous support of the Ballmer Group. This year’s guide spotlights articles, activities, book recommendations and more for parents and educators of ...

Ready Readers volunteers visit classrooms in low-income communities to read aloud to young children, which can help build early literacy skills in preparation for kindergarten. Studies show that ...

Nurturing relationships are essential to early childhood literacy and later mental and physical health outcomes ...

A student reads in class at Mint Hill Elementary. More Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students in kindergarten, first and second grade are meeting literacy benchmarks at the start of this school year ...

I once believed that improving reading at a failing school could be a finite job. I thought it meant bringing in a new curriculum, showing teachers how to use it and then lingering long enough to ...

As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will ...

With support from the W.T. Grant Foundation, University of Delaware partners with the Delaware Department of Education to improve K-3 literacy outcomes Delaware’s commitment to enhancing literacy ...

California has a state-level crisis in teaching reading. It poses an existential threat to our economy, to social justice, and to our democracy itself. Patchwork solutions won’t fix it – we need a ...

CC Educational Training Services director of professional learning Consuella L. Carter takes notes from the keynote speaker during the Governor’s Summit on Early Language and Literacy on Tuesday, July ...

Children who are not reading proficiently by 3rd grade are widely seen as being in academic crisis. Educators are increasingly looking for actions they can take in the younger grades—even as early as ...