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7 Ways to Get Kids Reading in a Smartphone Culture
"...setting young people up for reading success within this environment is a more worthwhile cause than wishing they’d spontaneously pick up more Hawthorne and Vonnegut."
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Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers
The patterns are very, very predictable and a lot rides on how parents present the activity to their children.
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Audiobooks or Reading? To Our Brains it Doesn't Matter
New evidence suggests that, to our brains, reading and hearing a story might not be so different.
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New Beginnings Picture Books
Here’s a selection of 2019 picture books that will ease the transition to school.
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Movies and the Books That are Similar
Here are a few of the hottest upcoming family and teen movies hitting the big screens in fall 2019—and some read-alike suggestions.
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One Playlist, One Community: Be Kind
Enjoy this curated playlist of podcasts for families inspiring acts of kindness through listening. It includes fiction, non-fiction stories and book discussions.
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Reading on Paper Versus Reading on Screens
Here's a look at the latest research on which one is more effective.
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Let Struggling Readers Read What They Want
"To save everyone some stress, the fight doesn’t need to be about what they’re reading, just that they do it."
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Why Teaching Handwriting Matters for Reading Fluency
Teaching young students how to write by hand before moving on to keyboarding can help improve their reading fluency as well.
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Reading After Lights Out
Is reading after lights out such a bad thing? This writer doesn't think so.
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LGBTQIA+ Graphic Novels for Tweens and Teens
“Every LGBTQ kids’ book that manages to make its way onto a bookstore or library shelf is a life raft,” says Melanie Gillman, creator of As the Crow Flies.
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Skim Reading is the New Normal
When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand another’s feelings or to perceive beauty. We need a new literacy for the digital age.
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Why We Forget Most of the Books We Read
... and the movies and TV shows we watch.
