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With research suggesting the bedtime story is in decline, we explore the emotional and educational benefits of reading to children.

Fairview Primary School’s literacy team won the Celebration and Achievement category accolade at this year’s Renaissance Awards.

The LISD Library and Media Services Department this week rewarded 240 elementary students...

One of the major concerns of educators and parents is motivating students so that they work at the best of their abilities (Guthrie, Solomon, 1997). If...

VIRGINIA — Fourteen-year-old Delia Alger gets up around 3:30 to 4 a.m. most days — on purpose.

Officials in the city of Canal Winchester announced Music in the Park is back for 2021. Music in the Park is a free summer concert series held from 6 to 9 p.m. on the third Friday of June, and July, featuring live entertainment and family-friendly activities at Stradley Place (located next to the city municipal building at 36 S. High St). in historic downtown Canal Winchester. The schedule is as follows: June 18: Touch-A-Tractor, featuring music by Waterloo5 July 16: Cruise-In Car Show, featuri...

Harding Elementary School in Santa Barbara is honoring students who read at least one million words during the school year.

McAllen student recognized after reading over 2 million words this school year 4 days 17 hours 27 seconds ago Monday, May 17 2021 May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 7:11 AM May 17, 2021 in News - Local By: KRGV Digital Valerie Godoy has read more than two million words this school year. To reward her, McDonalds let Valerie take home arcade-style video-games for a week. Valeries mom, Daniela Godoy, says the 6t -grader is rarely seen without a book glued to her hand. “It’s very difficult to find her w...

Kiwanis Club of Lafayette supporting young readers with AR rewards program Kiwanis Club Reading 05/11/2021 and last updated 2021-05-11 23:53:34-04 The Kiwanis Club of Lafayette is supporting young readers in Lafayette Parish. The club partnered with the Lafayette Parish School System to launch a program this year that awarded students for earning points for the Accelerated Reader program. During the year, raffle tickets were awarded to students who meet their AR point goals each nine weeks. Ext...

A new report using data from 3.8 million students reveals that, in large part, students are performing near pre-pandemic expectation levels in reading, in particular in elementary grades, while they lag a bit more in math. But students in middle school are performing poorly as measured against pre-pandemic expectations, as are students who are members of underrepresented and at-risk populations.