Once a year, out of town friends visit for several days. I have to be sure to have a stack of books on hand for Allie, their now 17-year-old daughter. She plows through them—one after another. The ...

It’s late, you’re tired, and all you’d really like to do is put the kids to bed and finish up some house work, relax or head to bed yourself. If you do, says Dr. Annie L. Zimmer of Boys Town ...

From heartwarming winter tales to festive audiobooks, these are the titles for little ones to read this December ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

‘I don’t think we can divorce the role of technology influencing gen Z parents and their kids with the decline in reading out loud,’ said former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell.Photograph: ...

Reading out loud to children has long been the focus of research. This literary exchange offers immense benefits, including language and brain development, literacy, deepening of imagination, and ...

A home-cooked meal, a new book and someone to read out loud. Nearly 20 years ago, Sandra Pelham began providing these things for children in her community. It started in her backyard, where she ...

Too loud, too long — that's a formula for hearing loss when listening with earbuds, health experts say. Hearing loss occurs when the fibers in the inner ear that respond to sound suffer damage. This ...