Reading books can help you live longer—here's how

When you get lost in a book, you often enter a trance-like state similar to meditation and that state is deeply protective.” ...
WPBF

"Read Like Royalty": Get kids excited about reading

WHO DOESN’T LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT? THAT’S THE NAME OF A LOCAL INITIATIVE GEARED TOWARDS GETTING KIDS EXCITED ABOUT BOOKS. JOINING ME NOW TO EXPLAIN HOW IT ALL WORKS AND HOW TO GET KIDS INVOLVED IS ...
Publishers Weekly

Study Finds 20-Year Drop in Reading for Pleasure

Another study that takes a stab at trying to determine how much, or how little, Americans read has been released. The new report looked how reading for pleasure and reading with children fared between ...
The New Yorker

What’s Happening to Reading?

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Reading Rainbow’ is back and stars Mychal Threets, the internet’s favorite librarian

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Beloved children’s literacy series “Reading Rainbow” returns after 20 years with Mychal Threets, the viral Bay ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Read 2 Succeed: Keep the reading spark alive this summer

Engage with the entire book, including covers and spine, to spark curiosity before reading. Ask comprehension questions (who, what, when, where, why) to reinforce understanding. Provided by Read 2 ...
NBC Bay Area

Here's where kids and teens can get freebies for completing their summer reading

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...
The Conversation

Why it’s important to read aloud to your kids – even after they can read themselves

Robyn Cox does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Education Week

Secondary Students Are Struggling With Reading, Too. A Look at the Landscape

Nearly a year ago, when Education Week hosted an online conference about adolescent literacy across the content areas, we got a lot of interested and enthusiastic responses from participants. But we ...