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On Reading
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (179+ words) If I read like I read, then I run through the shelves wildly and pick out all the books that speak to me. If I read like I read, I read kilometres within an hour. If I read like I…...
Author with Fresno ties promotes literacy during school visits
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (209+ words) FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A popular author with family roots in Fresno returned to Fresno Unified schools this week to share his stories with students and encourage literacy. Edward Dennis visited McLane High School, where he discussed his three-book series: "The…...
How a Cruising Sailor Brings Books to Remote Schools Worldwide
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (266+ words) Recently, a teacher from Fakarava Primary School in French Polynesia wrote to say that L’Arbre Généreux—The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein—brought tears to her students’ eyes. It was their favorite story because they believe caring for the planet…...
A New Children's Book Turns Kindness into a Lesson Kids Can Carry Everywhere
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (154+ words) TMJ4 News Kindness can start small and still make a big difference Wisconsin author, mom, and longtime yoga instructor Amy Leigh Sazama brings that message to young readers in Mindful Mabel: Learns Kindness, a gentle story designed to help children explore…...
Top multicultural books to support children’s social and emotional learning, according to Rowan expert
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (332+ words) Books do more than help children learn to read. They can also shape how children understand themselves, relate to others and navigate the world around them. According to Susan Browne, professor in Rowan University’s Department of Critical Literacy, Technology & Multilingual…...
Does the decline of book reading mark the end of rational thinking?
17+ hour, 42+ min ago (740+ words) David Adam is a journalist based near London and author of The Man Who Couldn’t Stop (2014) and The Genius Within (2018). A literary cliff edge: people enjoying the written word on World Book Day in Hunan, China. Credit: TPG/Getty The…...
Tilly's Bookshop to open in Worthing on October 24
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (323+ words) A new independent bookshop promising to be a community hub will open later this month. Tilly’s Bookshop will launch in a Grade II-listed building at 45 Warwick Street in Worthing on October 24 at 10am, with a day of author appearances and book…...
The Importance of a Good Picture Book
19+ hour, 30+ min ago (892+ words) Her Campus The Importance of a Good Picture Book If you’ve been paying attention to the education world, you’ve heard of America’s literacy crisis. This often refers to the staggering number of children who can’t read. This leads to today’s…...
Local bookstores offer ways to combat declining national literacy
22+ hour, 57+ min ago (395+ words) IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)– The literacy rates have been decreasing in the U.S. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 1 in 5 adults, or 43 million Americans, possess low literacy rates. Meaning a person has a limited ability to read, write,…...
Three things young people need to consider when talking about reading culture.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (599+ words) The Chairman of the Vietnam Publishers Association believes that young people need to maintain a reading habit, proactively reflect on and apply knowledge, and spread positive values from books to the community. At the Youth Reading Culture Festival in Hue…...