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An ode to his hero Homer? The act of a man losing his sight? What is the story behind the famous Ulysses blue.
Despite arguments that young children have enjoyed Jane Eyre for 150 years, the Victorians were much more concerned about the novel’s influence than universities are today.
The government’s focus on synthetic phonics is too narrow.
Arthur Conan Doyle wasn’t the only author spinning tales of cunning detectives.
Children who missed part of their reception year were three months behind in reading.
Research shows reading books with diverse characters and story-lines helps children develop a greater understanding and appreciation of people different to themselves.
Educating children in the 21st century is about teaching them to appreciate the human condition in all its diversity. Holiday reading can contribute to this.
Children with dyslexia seem to find it more difficult to judge the direction of moving dots - this could explain why reading is also more challenging.
Take turns in conversation and make rhymes.
Grocery shopping and family meals are prime opportunities to build reading and math skills – particularly for young Latino children, a new study finds.
Welcome to an entirely new understanding of the world.
Twenty years after the release of the first Harry Potter film, does he continue to charm children and adults alike?
The number of school librarians in the US has dropped about 20% over the past decade, a recent study found. Here are four ways school librarians prepare students for today’s world.
Traditional publishing needs to be more open to new voices.
The ‘multiplier effect’ of literacy empowers people by enabling them to meaningfully participate in society and improve their livelihoods.
Listening-as-reading is a growing segment of the publishing market. Audiobooks revive ancient ways of storytelling and might get more people excited about books.
Rather than just blaming the students, educators must consider why course materials are not being read and develop strategies to tackle the problems students face.
The White Lotus is a tense, new drama about the lives of the rich and privileged, set in a Hawaiian resort. But the protagonists are not lying around reading airport novels.
New research shows how reading books can help young people escape from their sources of stress, find role models in characters and develop empathy.
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