Jun 25 Twitter chat: How important is early childhood reading? By Nora Daly Reading aloud gives young children a head start. Experts weighed-in on how pediatricians, policy makers, and child advocates can help. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch I is for infant: Reading aloud to young children benefits brain development By PBS NewsHour A new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that reading daily to young children, starting in infancy, can help with language acquisition and literacy skills. But, the report says, many children are missing out. Jeffrey Brown takes a… Continue watching
May 12 Study determines teens spend less time reading By Dave Sloan Common Sense Media, a San Francisco Non-Profit organization, <a href="">released a new study Monday determining a steep decline in the amount of time teens and young children are committing to reading for pleasure. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Online Extra: John Banville on ‘The Black-Eyed Blonde’ By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch From author to ambassador, Kate DiCamillo approaches reading with celebration Kate DiCamillo talks about her role as National Ambassador of Young People's Literature. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Rafael Campo’s student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing By PBS NewsHour Rafael Campo's student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Dick Davis reads poems three short Persian poems Dick Davis, a scholar of medieval Persian literature, reads poems by Jahan Malek Khatun. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch How does American education measure up to schools around the globe? How does American education measure up to schools around the globe?… Continue watching