Los Angeles Times

Parents, chill: Why you don’t need to teach your 3-year-old to read

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...
Current

CPB tells stations to stop Ready To Learn work following termination by Department of Education

The Department of Education notified CPB Friday night that its 2020–25 Ready To Learn grant was terminated effective immediately, according to a CPB news release. CPB subsequently informed PBS and 44 ...
WCPO Cincinnati

Only 20% of Newport kids start school ready to learn. A new program aims to change that

NEWPORT, Ky. — Newport Independent Schools says only 20% of its children start kindergarten ready to learn and now city leaders are taking action with a new community-wide initiative aimed at changing ...
The Conversation

How do children learn to read? This literacy expert says ‘there are as many ways as there are students’

K. Dara Hill does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Conversation

Children learn to read with books that are just right for them – but that might not be the best approach

Timothy E Shanahan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...