Sep 01 What we’ve been reading this summer By Ariel Min As Labor Day winds to an end and the rigors of school and work encroach upon us, we here at the PBS NewsHour thought it would be nice to share some of the books that we've been reading this summer. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch How a book designer plucks a vision from an author’s pages By PBS News Hour If you judge a book by its cover, you might want to know what goes into its design. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Peter Mendelsund, author of “What We See When We Read” and “Cover,” about the process of communicating an… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Turning parents into teachers to fight the ‘summer slide’ in reading By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Coaching parents on toddler talk to address low-income word gap By PBS News Hour By age four, toddlers in low-income families hear 30 million fewer words than those in high-income families, according to researchers. As a result, these children tend to have smaller vocabularies and fall behind in reading. Special correspondent John Tulenko of… Continue watching
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 News Hour 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 News Hour Continue watching