As a homeschooling mother of six children, including four boys, our home library of children’s books is extensive. My older children are reading chapter books, and they are consuming them faster than ...

There are a lot of important reasons to read chapter books. Recall, patience to wait for the next chapter and critical reading/listening skills are all developed by reading longer, more complicated ...

Reading with young children has lots of benefits. Experts agree it can be key to language, cognitive and emotional development, while also encouraging imagination and creativity. Books can help boost ...

Humans are hard-wired to appreciate stories, and there is a huge diversity of stories geared toward upper elementary and middle school students. However, interest in reading and learning often ...

Reading scores last year dropped two points for both fourth and eighth graders, compared to 2022. This dip accentuates the decline that occurred between 2019 to 2022, according to the National ...

A told B and B told C… Based on the beloved classic “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” this makes a sweet (and last minute) Mother’s Day gift to share. The rhyming is joyful and little ones will love making ...

First HISD took the libraries. Now teachers say the district's curriculum leaves no room for storybooks and some are secretly reading to students anyway.