WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - Experts say most children are learning how to read by the time they are 6-8 years old. So, by the time they reach the fourth grade, they’re ready to read books. That’s why ...

The responses we’ve gotten and the very kind phone calls and emails and people trying to donate books and reach out to ...

Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and ...

A former teacher turned nonprofit leader is working to close Georgia's literacy gap by putting free books directly into ...

The little turtle can see the grass. The little turtle can see the trees. The little turtle can see the flowers. These are the opening lines to one popular reading program’s leveled books: short, ...

Every year, early elementary teachers welcome students with a wide range of reading abilities into their classrooms. Some kindergarteners may be reading whole books, for example, while others don’t ...

From Welcome to Reading Workshop by Lynne Dorfman and Brenda Krupp ©2023. Stenhouse Publishers, reproduced with permission of Stenhouse Publishers. On a warm August evening, Brenda sits with her ...

Walk into any kindergarten classroom, and you’ll see it right away. Some children arrive eager to dive into books, turning pages with confidence and curiosity, but others are less familiar with the ...

Jess Hutchison’s daughter Sawyer, 8, is often bored by the books she gets assigned based on her reading level at school. And she’s not the only one. “Many of them are dumb. They’re just nonsensical,” ...

In fact, according to a new JPMorgan survey of more than 100 billionaires, reading ranks as the top habit that elite achievers have in common. But among the broader public, the habit is collapsing.