Children who read regularly for pleasure, who are avid and self-directed readers, are the holy grail for parents and educators. Reading for pleasure has considerable current and future benefits: ...

As the start of the school year kicks off across the country, elementary school teachers work hour upon hour to create welcoming, joyous spaces for learning. They set up their classrooms, consult the ...

The new question-of-the-week is: Should “reading logs” be assigned to students and, if not, what are alternatives? “Reading logs” are forms that, typically, parents have to sign showing that their ...

Readers, please read this magazine for 20 minutes every night until you have finished the issue. You may read longer, of course, but 20 minutes is the minimum. Use a timer. Record the date and number ...

We can model a reading life without sitting and reading during students’ independent reading time. How we talk about books and share our reading lives communicates to students that we are reading. I ...