Reading is "a powerful predictor of long-term success," says literacy advocate Maya Payne Smart. Here are five steps parents can take to raise an avid reader.

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Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." ...

Parents think their children are more engaged with school and enjoy their time there much more than they actually do, a gap in understanding that could signal that both parents and schools are missing ...

Children learn language effortlessly and completely voluntarily. They learn new words miraculously fast. A teenager masters about 60,000 words of their mother tongue by the time they finish high ...

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

Being a good sport doesn't always come naturally; it's a skill that takes effort and practice to learn. As parents and ...

Ever since Homo sapiens left the Great Rift Valley a few hundred thousand years ago, we’ve been worrying that the kids aren’t all right. The children are our future, we’re told, but they’re also ...

It’s OK for kids to wear volume-limited headphones, but parents should still monitor their use. Read on to find the best kids’ headphones.

Head Start is celebrating its 60th year, but the program has faced funding disruptions, a federal government shutdown and ...

UNICEF temporary learning spaces provide education, essential services and a much-needed sense of normalcy for children devastated by war in the Gaza Strip.