Little scientists: Children prefer storybooks that explain why and how things happen
Kids can see the world like little scientists. Children prefer storybooks that explain why and how things happen
How Online Book Read-Alouds Can Help Students’ Literacy and Connection During Social Distancing
During this time of distance learning, teachers are reading books online to their students, including middle-school kids, to help foster literacy and personal connections
Read my lips: how lockdown TV could boost children’s literacy
Could broadcast TV and streaming services actually help to boost children’s literacy during the coronavirus lockdown?
22 YA Novels to Help Students Process the Pandemic (or Forget It for a Bit)
A former school librarian shares recent young adult novels to boost kids’ resilience or give them some laughs. A few dystopian picks may provide a new perspective on the current situation.
New Global Children’s Book To Help Kids Cope With Covid-19 Is Released
A book which aims to help children around the world come to terms with the coronavirus pandemic was released by a group of more than 50 international humanitarian organizations, including the World Health Organization and other UN agencies.
Free ‘Sesame Street’ E-Books Are Available To Keep Your Little Ones Reading
Free 'Sesame Street' E-Books Are Available To Keep Your Little Ones Reading
Dolly Parton Will Read Children’s Books On YouTube “To Share Some Love”
Country music legend and child literacy advocate Dolly Parton will be reading children bedtime stories on YouTube
‘National Emergency Library’ Lends A Hand — And Lots Of Books! — During Pandemic
With coronavirus concerns closing libraries around the world, the nonprofit Internet Archive has suspended its waitlists for the digital copies of more than a million books.
Author Grace Lin Is Teaching Kids To Draw As Part Of Operation Storytime
As part of #OperationStorytime Children's book author Grace Lin is not only reading to kids but teaching them to draw and sharing tidbits on Chinese culture
Girls consistently outperform boys in reading skills – but could this be changing?
Girls consistently outperform boys in reading skills – but could this be changing?