Linnea Ehri, Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita of education psychology at the City University of New York, published a benchmark science-of-reading study in 2014 summarizing decades of her work ...

Publishers are offering a profusion of new choices for beginning readers this year. Here’s a closer look at some of the best new possibilities for children learning to read: • Young readers can ...

Well before beginning- and leveled-readers grew into the broad category they are now, a series of learn-to-read books starring a friendly, lanky, purple monster became a sensation with students and ...

A child’s early experiences with books both at home and later in school have the potential to significantly affect future reading performance. Parents play a key role in building oral language and ...

There is something extraordinarily magical when a child first learns to read. The important thing to keep in mind to encourage young kids is to make certain the books are not too difficult. If a child ...

When his classic book, “The Cat in the Hat,” was published in 1957, Dr. Seuss began a revolution in the beginner-book industry. More than 50 years later, that revolution still is ongoing. While “The ...

Researchers found that beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading. Beginning readers who focus on ...

Melissa Taylor is a former teacher and literacy trainer as well as a mother of two, blogger, and children’s book expert. She created and writes the popular blog Imagination Soup. She is also a ...