The ritual of bedtime reading is much more than just a routine: it's a moment of complicity, gentleness and discovery. Did ...

A recent study found less than half of children are read to daily. The consequences are serious for early learners who enter ...

Incarcerated women are opening books instead of presents and reading them aloud so their children can hear their voices at ...

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial for brain development. The Reach Out and Read program in SC helps families ...

It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...

"If these social robots are tailored to the children's individual needs and expectations, they have the best chance of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

PHOENIX — As children across Arizona head into summer break, educators don't want parents to let the "summer slide" kick in. The "summer slide" is when kids can lose what they've learned before ...

Once a year, out of town friends visit for several days. I have to be sure to have a stack of books on hand for Allie, their now 17-year-old daughter. She plows through them—one after another. The ...

Why are so few kids reading for pleasure? A quarter-century ago, David Saylor shepherded the epic Harry Potter fantasy series onto U.S. bookshelves. As creative director of children’s publisher ...

Reading on the go is about to become much easier in Salisbury. The Salisbury Parks and Recreation Department announced the upcoming Mayor’s Book Club for local elementary school children. The ...

Illinois lowered its standards in 2025, but over half of third graders still couldn’t read at grade level. It’s a critical ...