Reading bedtime stories is as important as changing diapers, but there’s a right way to do it. Research shows interactions such as reading and talking to your child can lead to a 30 million word ...
Teachers and parents could help boost preschoolers’ reading skills later on just by changing how they read books aloud to the kids, a new study suggests. Simple things like pointing out words and ...
A new tradition began at Lulac Head Start’s three locations Friday honoring the trailblazing early-childhood educator Sandra “Sandy” Malmquist. Starting this month on every fourth Friday participating ...
The content of a children's book -- not its form as a print book or a digital book -- predicts how well children understand a story, finds a new study. The content of a children's book -- not its form ...
A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study found. A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud ...
SPRINGFIELD -- Build a home library and children will read. That's the premise of a $6 million federally funded book giveaway program aimed at promoting early literacy for 17,000 high-needs children ...
Krista Lord prepares for her read-aloud virtual session at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. Lord adds some visual interest to her scene each week. This week it was a dinosaur, other weeks she ...
Reading a picture book aloud from her armchair, 20 children gathered on the rug at her feet, kindergarten teacher Jamie Landahl is carrying on a practice that’s been a cornerstone of early-literacy ...
Reading bedtime stories is as important as changing diapers, but there’s a right way to do it. Research shows interactions such as reading and talking to your child can lead to a 30 million word ...