I’ve always been a reader, and I look back fondly on my childhood devouring Anne of Green Gables and Boxcar Children. Reading for pleasure fluctuated in my twenties (social life and job stress often ...

A popular diagram for teaching plot structure to middle and high school students looks like a mountain, mapping out exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It’s an apt ...

In 2024, the U.S. Senate designated September as National Literacy Month with a resolution celebrating reading as a “cornerstone for personal growth, economic opportunity, and a strong society.” It ...

When we think about new year’s resolutions, we often think about changing our habits or new setting goals around food, exercise and work. But why not take our reading seriously too? Social media ...

MANITOWOC – Kick off 2026 with a visit to the Manitowoc Public Library, 707 Quay St. Here’s a look at what’s planned this week at the library — get more info online at https://www.manitowoclibrary.org ...

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Every January, many of us resolve to finally read more. A new book appears on the nightstand, an audiobook gets downloaded, or we dust off an old library card. We keep finding our way back to it ...

Bible teachings will be part of the reading lessons in some Texas school districts. Keller school board members sparred Wednesday night before approving a resolution calling on the district to provide ...

Nearly a year ago, when Education Week hosted an online conference about adolescent literacy across the content areas, we got a lot of interested and enthusiastic responses from participants. But we ...

Readers respond to a librarian who wrote that listening to a book qualifies as reading. To the Editor: Re “Yes, Listening to a Book Counts as Reading,” by Brian Bannon (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 23): ...