Story time is a highlight of the day for many young students, and teachers can boost engagement even further by adding costumes and sound effects.

Early-elementary teachers work hard all year to support their students’ emerging reading skills. The payoff—gains in literacy progress—tends to come toward the end of the school year, just as it’s ...

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Do you know what we’re doing in school today?” Anthony casually asked as we got ready for the day one morning this week.

A new study reveals that reading to children aged 6-8, even without specific prompts, significantly boosts their empathy. However, pausing to ask reflective questions about characters' feelings and ...

Children ages four through eight are invited to a morning storytime in the library. Caregivers must stay in the library during this program. March 10 at 7:00 p.m.: “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” by ...

Reading alone is a deeply enjoyable activity. But being read to has its own irreplaceable allure. By Melissa Kirsch The Harvard Sentences are hundreds of sentences that have been used for many decades ...