We need to get kids reading whole books again — here’s how

Amid consistently bad news for US education, one development in public schools is so horrifying, few would believe it’s even ...
Your Observer

Books for Kids continues to bring reading passion to elementary students

Shulman is a volunteer with Books for Kids, a Lakewood Ranch Rotary program that provides volunteers who read aloud to children at 10 different schools in Manatee County. She volunteers on both a ...

Looking back at 9 years of Tenikka’s Books for Kids & how you can help get books into kids’ hands

In 2026, we’re marking eight years of “Tenikka’s Books for Kids.” ...

This Mom Pays Her Kids to Read Chapter Books and Has No Regrets

"The minute we mentioned money, she started reading and reading and reading, and it was worth every dollar that I had paid her." ...
The New York Times

Encouraging Kids to Read Whole Books

Re “Students Are Getting a Reader’s Digest of Books” (front page, Dec. 15): Kudos for calling attention to a troubling trend. Acknowledging the problem is the first step toward addressing it. The ...
Education Week

Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...
The Conversation

Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

Erin Clabough is affiliated with Neuro Pty Ltd. In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. Some parents ...