Introduce your children to the wonder of the spring season with good spring read alouds. These favorite children’s picture books about spring give young kids important life skills and knowledge. After ...

Story time is a highlight of the day for many young students, and teachers can boost engagement even further by adding costumes and sound effects.

Study after study confirms that reading aloud to your kids has numerous benefits. We know that it promotes language ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

We’re familiar with the many benefits of reading aloud to children, but is reading aloud also beneficial for adults? In addition to building closer bonds with loved ones, research has revealed that ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) As a teacher in San Jose Unified, Seena Hawley made a point of reading aloud to her fourth and fifth graders every day.

A new British survey from data company Nielsen and publisher HarperCollins found that the number of parents reading aloud to their preschool-age kids declined to just 41 percent, from 64 percent in ...