Recently, a friend gave me a hand-me-down kit filled with beautiful wooden games and brightly colored books that promises to teach my child to read. The phonics-based program, the company says, can be ...

The general assumption in our culture is that children must be taught to read. Vast amounts of research go into trying to figure out the scientifically best way to do this. In the education stacks of ...

We know that many children are failing to learn to read in our nation’s classrooms. So it’s tempting to hope that tutoring by artificial intelligence could provide a solution. But how close are we to ...

Reading The Buffalo News has been a lifelong priority. My family believed in newspapers. As a retired reading professor, I believe the newspaper is a requisite family expense. Born in the '30s, money ...

Recently, an old friend of mine from elementary school ran a hand over my bookshelf, stopped, and said, “You stole this.” “I did not!” “Yes, you did. You totally stole it from school.” She pulled out ...

It’s never too early to teach youngsters about the rich history and cultural legacy honored during Black History Month and all year long. This February and beyond, you can spark your child’s curiosity ...

Ten-month-old baby girl Brianna de Leon loves books. She is playing in her living room with her mother in Compton. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Recently, a friend gave me a hand-me-down kit ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...