Researchers have found that children start to develop the basic skills that underlie map reading from the age of just four! The study involved 175 two to five-year-olds. It reveals that four-year-olds ...

Literacy in general terms is defined as the ability to read and write. While these skills are taught in schools, support from parents at home is important to a child's success. Moms and dads should ...

For decades, television shows have helped young children practice their ABCs and 1-2-3s. From “The Electric Company” to “Sesame Street” to “Between the Lions,” research has shown that educational ...

A new report based on 2024 test scores may be a reality check for parents. It found that kids’ reading skills have hit lows. For instance, it reported that 40% of fourth graders’ reading skills are ...

Helping students learn to read is usually the job of early elementary educators. But teachers of older children—who report that nearly half of their students have difficulty reading—say they need more ...

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

Help your child become a confident, enthusiastic reader through the Reading Skills Programs taught by instructors from the Institute of Reading Development.Programs offered at CWRU, and in Akron, ...

With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes. By Dana Goldstein In the latest release of federal test scores, educators had hoped to see ...

Think back to your own childhood for a moment. How many everyday things did you learn just by doing them, without a screen in sight? Today, kids often reach for a phone or ask Alexa to handle tasks ...