The proposed state budget includes $600 million to tackle Michigan's low reading readiness levels. Some say it should include ...

For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not all children learn to read in the same way, but schools tend to adopt a single approach to literacy. luckyvector/iStock via ...

Young children who were read five books a day by their parents entered kindergarten hearing over 1 million words more than their peers.

The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh launched a new initiative designed to support language skills and emotional regulation ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — State data shows that more than two-thirds of Franklin County students are not considered ready for kindergarten. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is stepping up to help get ...

March is National Reading Month — and for Michigan educators and librarians, it's a chance to spotlight a problem that isn't going away.

Serena Butch, center, reading to children at the Parsons Children and Early Literacy Center. Children’s Book Week is a reading initiative recognized nationwide twice a year, in May and in November. It ...

UNC Charlotte professor Kelly Cartwright is helping shape a new PBS Kids television series called "Phoebe & Jay." Why it ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- "Literacy for Life: A Protect Our Children Special Presentation," hosted by Shirleen Allicot, focuses on the importance of teaching children to read and write and how illiteracy can ...

BookWorks is Alabama Goodwill’s early literacy program.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Reading is the key. Reading is fundamental. Take a look – it’s in a book. This is what we drill into children’s minds: that learning to read is extremely important to their future ...