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 ...

Early-elementary teachers work hard all year to support their students’ emerging reading skills. The payoff—gains in literacy progress—tends to come toward the end of the school year, just as it’s ...

Rosie O’Donnell’s child was diagnosed with autism at 2. Years later, she believed she had sought out every resource to help. The actor, comedian, TV host and producer had the means and the access. But ...

The moment my oldest child was born, I reached for an anthology of Romantic poetry that I have owned for decades and began reading. “Sweet joy befall thee,” I said to my baby, through tears, bestowing ...