“There just isn’t enough time in the day to teach everything our students need to know.” This is a common refrain among teachers, especially in elementary grades where we are required to teach content ...

When you read aloud to children, they learn how to distinguish different sounds and words. This helps them build their vocabulary and understand how words are pronounced. When children hear stories ...

You may remember, especially if you liked 1st grade reading group, the thrill of being called on to read aloud. Whenever your name was called, you’d best be following along as other readers took their ...

Reading aloud with kids is a great way to introduce STEM language into their vocabulary! Reading aloud with kids is a great way to introduce STEM language into their vocabulary! Science isn’t often ...

I almost didn’t recognize her. With flat-ironed hair and makeup, Madeline did not look like the gangly sixth grader with frizzy red hair who I remembered from my class four years ago. “Hi Mrs. Miller, ...

As parents know all too well, children love to re-read their favourite books over and over again. While this may feel painfully repetitive to adults, there is something in the text that is bringing ...

Continuing our series on Read Alouds That Rock, we asked a number of literacy experts to share their strategies for integrating nonfiction storytimes in their work with young readers. Click here to ...

Vocabulary improvement can be very useful for people interested in expanding their word base and communication abilities. However, many believe that it involves hours of practice, extensive reading, ...

You’re never too young for books. Reading to babies as young as six months of age leads to stronger vocabularies and better early literacy skills four years later, just as the children are getting ...