Is reading to your kids a bedtime ritual in your home? For many of us, it will be a visceral memory of our own childhoods. Or of the time raising now grown-up children. Perhaps it involves a nightly ...

We all know the feeling: snuggling close with your little one as you open a well-worn book. The sound of your voice calming them. The shared laughs and gasps as the characters come to life. Bedtime ...

Daughtrey Elementary School in the hallway outside their classroom, she was greeted with hugs. The children exclaimed “Miss. Gina!” with a level of excitement that was hard to ignore.  After the ...

Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a new review. Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better ...

ibraries project a quiet and serious ambiance. But they can also be a fun and exciting place where adults and children share their love for reading. One afternoon, The Jakarta Post visited a group of ...

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Those innocent bedtime stories you lovingly read aloud night after night contained sophisticated adult themes that sailed right over young heads but spoke directly to your parental experiences and ...

Ryan Spencer is the ACT State Director of the Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA). As parents know all too well, children love to re-read their favourite books over and over again. While ...

There’s a wee bit more to reading aloud to children than just “reading” the words. A little pizzazz in your delivery goes a long way in capturing a child’s attention. Maybe that’s made a little more ...

Stuck at home, it's hard to find new things to do. And with the lockdown, it's difficult to get new things to entertain oneself. Books are a great source of entertainment and many celebrities seem to ...