A new study reveals children can feel calmer and more confident when reading aloud to a robot instead of an adult.

THEM. HERE WE HAVE REINA RAMOS WORKS. IT OUT. WE HAVE CECIL OF SCIENCE. NICOLE JOHNSON KNOWS JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR KIDS TO SEE THEMSELVES IN THE BOOKS THEY READ. WHEN I WAS A KID, I WAS AN AVID ...

Put on Christmas pajamas, whip up some hot chocolate and gather around the Christmas tree glow to read aloud together. Make a December to remember by creating a new tradition of family reading time.

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nerve-wracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, ...

I had not read the newspaper for some time. To be precise, I read it but did not understand. The sentences were before my ...

For more information or to register for events, visit the Jericho Public Library website, jericholibrary.org. Children ages four through eight are invited to a morning storytime in the library.

The moment my oldest child was born, I reached for an anthology of Romantic poetry that I have owned for decades and began reading. “Sweet joy befall thee,” I said to my baby, through tears, bestowing ...

From silly rhymes to lively sound effects to stealthily-building suspense, these old standbys and new classics have something for everyone. By Elisabeth Egan Elisabeth Egan is a writer and editor at ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

Tucked between back-to-school sales and peak summer travel, Aug. 9 quietly marks a different kind of reset that encourages people to slow down and recenter. In the middle of rising anxiety and ...

Discover how Jasper, a therapy dog, helps children build confidence through the 'Read to Jasper' program at Milton Public ...