Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...

Looking for fun things for your kids to do this summer? Summer programs can be a fun way to encourage your kids to read more, and they can even earn some exciting rewards and freebies along the way.

How can educators transform reading into something students want to do rather than have to do? That’s the question our team of educators in the Oktibbeha County School District set out to answer when ...

School's out and parents are looking for ways to help their kids avoid the summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read do significantly better at school ...

A young reader holds up a “I Signed Up for Explore Summer” sign during last year’s kick-off event for Johnson County Public Library’s summer reading program. Registration is now open for the program, ...

Overdue” it during the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County’s Winter Reading Program. The event will take place from Jan. 12 to March 31. All ages are welcome to participate, according ...

Lorain’s Tom Godlewski said he feels a calling to help raise literacy levels throughout Lorain County. For the past six years, he and his family have been working to answer that call, he said. Shortly ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two churches on the South Side are making Chicago proud. Salem and Progressive Baptist churches started a pilot program to help improve the reading skills of young Black boys. It's ...

Summer reading program participants at Montgomery County (Md.) Public Libraries choose brand-new books to take home, courtesy of Friends of the Library, Montgomery County. Photo: Jason ...

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...