Research shows reading books with diverse characters and story-lines helps children develop a greater understanding and appreciation of people different to themselves.
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Educating children in the 21st century is about teaching them to appreciate the human condition in all its diversity. Holiday reading can contribute to this.
Children with dyslexia seem to find it more difficult to judge the direction of moving dots - this could explain why reading is also more challenging.
Take turns in conversation and make rhymes.
Grocery shopping and family meals are prime opportunities to build reading and math skills – particularly for young Latino children, a new study finds.
Welcome to an entirely new understanding of the world.
Twenty years after the release of the first Harry Potter film, does he continue to charm children and adults alike?
The number of school librarians in the US has dropped about 20% over the past decade, a recent study found. Here are four ways school librarians prepare students for today’s world.
Traditional publishing needs to be more open to new voices.
The ‘multiplier effect’ of literacy empowers people by enabling them to meaningfully participate in society and improve their livelihoods.
Listening-as-reading is a growing segment of the publishing market. Audiobooks revive ancient ways of storytelling and might get more people excited about books.
Rather than just blaming the students, educators must consider why course materials are not being read and develop strategies to tackle the problems students face.
The White Lotus is a tense, new drama about the lives of the rich and privileged, set in a Hawaiian resort. But the protagonists are not lying around reading airport novels.
New research shows how reading books can help young people escape from their sources of stress, find role models in characters and develop empathy.
While COVID-19 has held back learning, the pandemic presents a historic opportunity to revamp education systems.
Picture books and young adult biographies can introduce kids to design-based thinking and engineering habits like creativity and persistence.
A new understanding of the importance of Grade 1 is beginning to change writing education. If your child is missing important basic skills, talk with your child’s teacher to create a plan.
Publishing houses face strain, and in some cases, closure, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Authors are looking for alternative ways to get their work to readers.
School teaches us to read a text carefully in order to understand it. But on the web, ignoring information is a survival skill.
Popular psychology is all over book shops, podcasts and Netflix specials. The value of these ideas is hotly debated but even unguided, self-administered bibliotherapy may bring mental health benefits.
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