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 ...
Everyone loves a good story. Infant, child or adult, we all enjoy tales that entertain us, teach us about the world, and connect us with others. This is why so many children — including big kids — ...
Cathi and Jason Buttron of Neenah started reading to their 5-year-old triplets at a very early age. Story time became part of daily routine, from snuggling on the couch to bedtime. "I love to read, ...
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Today, 5 February, is World Read Aloud Day (WRAD). The Publishers' Association of South Africa (PASA) and Nal'ibali, South Africa's reading-for-enjoyment campaign, invite you to help spread a love of ...
Even with school out, children in Abilene are finding creative ways to practice their reading skills. On Saturday, January 3, ...
As our communities wrestle with loneliness, pleasure reading and the libraries that sustain it offers an affordable path to ...
Audiobooks are gaining huge popularity for good reason: There is something magical about being able to take in a book while you lie down, relax with your eyes closed, and just absorb the words. (Or, ...
When good readers read aloud, it sounds like music. The music of reading aloud is called reading prosody, or, in everyday language, reading with expression. Researchers looking at reading prosody ...
Reading aloud is useful not just with kids, but many friends and romantic partners also like being read to. Even at work, if you read aloud well, it can be engaging. Here, I offer tips on how to read ...
I almost didn’t recognize her. With flat-ironed hair and makeup, Madeline did not look like the gangly sixth grader with frizzy red hair who I remembered from my class four years ago. “Hi Mrs. Miller, ...