The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recent advice to start reading to children “from infancy” may have parents of newborns running to the library. But the author of the policy statement says that ...

Cross-posted from Christina Samuels at Early Years. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recent advice to start reading to children “from infancy” may have parents of newborns running to the library.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University professor is advising parents to rethink the way they read to their children. Jennifer Dobbs, an assistant professor of developmental studies in Purdue's ...

Since the pandemic, more children have been starting school without being "school-ready." In 2022–23, 33% of all children starting reception in England did not have the skills needed for success in ...

A text message from a friend. A product label at the grocery store. A street sign. Even in the most basic elements of day-to-day life, reading is everywhere. “Children need to learn to read and write ...