Reading aloud to students during class time may sound like a simple, almost quaint, endeavor, as if from a bygone era. But literacy experts insist that it’s every bit as relevant now as ever, and they ...

Volunteer Fran Lancaster and her poodle Otto Francis listen as Leawood resident Wes Monahan, 7, reads them a story. Beth Lipoff Special to The Star When you’re learning to read, doing so out loud can ...

Continuing our series on Read Alouds That Rock, we shine a light on the silliest of storytimes. Click here to see our previous stories. At this very moment, countless teachers and librarians are ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A chorus of eager voices filled the room at Citicares Community Health Center in Harlem as 11 first-grade students from The Harriet Tubman Learning Center stood up together and ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wednesday marks the 15th annual World Read Aloud Day, celebrated in over 100 countries to promote literacy for all. To celebrate, the Rochester Central Library on South Avenue is ...