So we want these second-grade kiddos to be reading as much as possible!! The more independent reading kids do, the more progress they’ll make in reading. This brings me to these good chapter book ...

Creepy, spooky, and scary stories for kids are many children's favorite kinds of books to read. If your readers love a good ...

Writing cards and choosing books for young patients at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital provides a lesson about community.

I know all about paying attention and furthering one’s knowledge with reading. But, I also know of reading for fun and to get ...

Throughout her nearly 30-year career as an elementary school reading specialist, Christie Welsby has struggled to find material that was both decodable (able to be sounded out) and engaging. “The ...

The Scholastic Book Fair has arrived at Heritage and Cherokee Elementary Schools, and will soon follow at other sites. The book fair began Monday, Sept. 23, and will run through Friday, Oct. 4. "I am ...

Discusses “Paris Lost & Found,” his second memoir about living among the Parisians, in conversation with Trish Van Pilsum. 6 ...

The valorization of librarians as public servants makes even less sense than that of schoolteachers. Despite earning my ...

I bought the used book “Aprons, Flour Sacks, & Other Folk Histories” at the Marshall-Lyon County Library for $2. The author is Marilyn Salzl Brinkman, copyright 2008, and her autograph is on the title ...

The mid-term break is fast approaching and Christmas isn’t far behind it, so here are some lovely books to keep the kids ...

The disturbing pattern began when she was in sixth grade; in 10th grade ... the Online Author Talk Series to discuss their ...

While many 8-year-old’ This week’s episode of Beyond the Next Chapter features Anaik Sachdev, the Valley boy who started the ...