Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

Reading aloud is a wonderful way to build a love of stories and language. But listening to books does not, on its own, teach most children how to read. Only about 5 percent of students will learn to ...

She retired a few years ago after a quarter century in the classroom. But Wendy Boyer is still teaching. She just found a different way to do so. Boyer has written and illustrated four children's ...

As educators across Oklahoma look for ways to close literacy gaps, the Reading League Oklahoma is helping teachers gain the ...

Lincoln University's School of Education has been recognized for its literacy preparation program. Elementary and intermediate classroom teachers trained in the school must learn how to teach children ...

Back-to-school season often comes with new routines and expectations. The carefree days of summer can feel far away, and children are suddenly asked to adjust quickly to classroom rules, schedules, ...

Recently, a friend gave me a hand-me-down kit filled with beautiful wooden games and brightly colored books that promises to teach my child to read. The phonics-based program, the company says, can be ...