JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hundreds of parents and their children visited Ed Austin Regional Park Saturday morning for the “River City Readers Summer Kickoff” event. The event’s goal was to motivate ...

What if listening to music, reading your favorite book, or knitting could be just as beneficial for your longevity as ...

Video games. Hoverboards. Cell phones. These are the things kids are interested in —reading books falls somewhere between doing homework and helping mom with dinner. But it doesn’t have to be this way ...

The library offers events and resources to make reading fun. Reading for fun helps the brain to develop in young readers, setting them up for success later in life. Early childhood learning is a ...

College of Education and Human Development experts share literacy activities and guidance for caregivers while school’s out for the summer As summer comes to an end, some parents and caregivers may ...

The love of reading is one of the greatest gifts an adult can give to a child. Pragmatically, reading proficiently helps with school work. But it also widens children’s horizons. It can help readers ...

Provided by Read 2 Succeed (R2S), a local independent literacy nonprofit in Asheville supporting children 0 – 5, elementary students, families and community partners. Learn more at r2sasheville.org.

A national reading survey by Scholastic reveals something you’re probably suspected: kids’ interest in reading often falls off rapidly before they turn 10. Scholastic calls it the “decline by nine,” ...