As educators, when we think of reading in the classroom, we typically consider the act of teaching to read (phonics, vocabulary, etc.) or the act of reading to learn. We follow the curriculum chosen ...

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Every reader has a relationship to reading that has changed over time. Barker calls this a reading journey. By reflecting on the events that have shaped their journey, teachers can gain insights into ...

In USA TODAY's The Essentials, celebrities share what fuels their liveswhether it's at home, on the set or on the road. "I'm always daydreaming about that for my summer," says Roberts, who founded her ...

Seeing a child curled up with a book as they independently learn to read the words and find the meaning in a story is a heartwarming image. We have been taught that learning to read is akin to ...

When was the last time you read a book — for fun? When was the last time your child or grandchild did? In a world dominated by screens of all sizes, reading for pleasure — particularly a traditional ...

When Rich Jean wanted to help his daughter, Abigail, learn to read, he took her to the library near their home in Brooklyn, N.Y. That's where they met Hasina Islam, who Jean says fostered a love of ...

I used to think that being “well-read” meant finishing every book I started. But over time, I realised that this approach was not for me. Some books simply did not resonate, while others felt like ...

Why should a teenager bother to read a book, when there are so many other demands on their time? In this episode of Radio Atlantic: a dispatch from a teenager’s future. We hear from Atlantic staffers ...

The rains might make the days feel gloomy, but it does make for the perfect weather to read. Every reader knows, the only ...

Last December, as the glad tidings of the holidays made “joy” a much-mentioned word, a copy of Steven Petrow’s “The Joy You Make” arrived in the mail and made its way to my ever-teetering pile of ...