As a former English teacher with a background in literacy education, I’ve seen how imperative it is that kids have a solid reading foundation. At the same time, as a mom to three young kids, I feel ...

Most of my life’s work has focused on helping families and children build strong relationships with reading. That work has ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —Laura Zimmerman is currently a thriving junior in Yankton, but back in the 3rd grade, she struggled with reading. “I would still struggle, like, with big words, like little ...

Re “Students Are Getting a Reader’s Digest of Books” (front page, Dec. 15): Kudos for calling attention to a troubling trend. Acknowledging the problem is the first step toward addressing it. The ...

Themes of academic dread or nerdiness often crop up when writing comes to mind. Until college, I never truly considered the bigger picture: Why do we write, or more aptly, why should we? Even still, ...

An email hit my inbox last December that contained only a simple graph and a single sentiment: Our kids need to read more. Displaying a rising arrow for those who "hardly ever" read at all, the graph ...

MESA, Ariz. — Eighteen years, more than one million books, and just one goal: making sure kids have access to books because, as the Valley-based non-profit's name says, "Kids Need To Read." RELATED: ...