The early years are particularly important for all learning, and especially language learning, so days, weeks and months without appropriate interactions are problematic.

Parents are only reading to 45 percent of them, though that’s an increase from 38 percent in 2016. Only 21 percent of parents with children 14 and younger reported reading aloud to their ...

The 2023 Reading by 9 guide was created through the generous support of the Ballmer Group and features contributions from the Los Angeles Public Library, First 5 LA, Raising a Reader, Zero to ...

New papers rehash debates around whether the common-core reading standards represent—or discourage—"developmentally appropriate" teaching practice for young children.

Regardless of reading ability, you are the first and largest influence on your child’s life. Books for 0- to 3-year-old children typically contain illustrations that tell a story themselves.

What does drinking coffee have to do with teaching reading? Each is entangled with many interacting variables, making it hard to isolate a single cause (e.g., coffee, a teaching method) for a ...

Reading research has demonstrated — for several decades — that early reading instruction needs to include systematic phonics. Kindergartners, first-graders, and second-graders ...

Early years practitioners and childminders will be helped to instil a love of reading in children through a project launched last week by the National Literacy Trust. The Early Reading Connects scheme ...

The National Literacy Trust (NLT) is targeting early years professionals for its latest campaign to get families involved in children's reading. The Early Reading Connects campaign includes a website ...

Reading is the key that will unlock their world and make you, as adults, feel a little bit better about things also. Laura Gambino is executive director of the Early Learning Coalition of Brevard.

Welcome to Rhymeville! Discover popular nursery rhymes and practise key literacy skills for the EYFS in this fun educational game from BBC Bitesize.

5.) Reading increases children’s vocabulary, and their ability to process their emotionsResearch shows that children who struggle with reading are prone to internalizing their emotions.