A new British survey from data company Nielsen and publisher HarperCollins found that the number of parents reading aloud to their preschool-age kids declined to just 41 percent, from 64 percent in ...

Many parents don't realize how much this simple habit matters until teachers point out the striking differences it can create ...

In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. Some parents have said they will stop reading aloud to their ...

Reading aloud is an activity that we associate with the cosy comfort of children’s bedtime stories. Certainly, children’s classics from The Gruffalo to the Alice books are produced knowing that when ...

The Washington Public Library recently launched Shared Voices, a monthly adult read-aloud circle featuring classic short ...

Reading aloud isn’t just for bedtime stories and debate club competitions, nor is it solely the domain of wordsmiths and bookworms. The practice can be beneficial for anyone—particularly actors, who ...

The night before a safer-at-home order was issued in her Wisconsin town, all Pernille Ripp could think about was getting to her books. When her middle school opened for a few minutes the next day, the ...