After nearly two decades, the classic kids' show Reading Rainbow is back — with a new host and a new digital format, but with the same mission of encouraging children to "take a look, it's in a book." ...

As kids head back to school, area pediatricians and librarians are encouraging parents and caregivers to help younger children embrace a love of reading. In some cases, that task may be an uphill ...

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 ...

A few months into my first year of teaching middle-school English in Santa Fe, I realized that a handful of my students were not reading books. I had carefully structured the class time so there would ...

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As previewed earlier this year, Gemini in Google Docs will now let you “create audio versions of your documents.” On the web, go to the Tools menu for a new “Audio” option in-between Voice typing and ...

The Senate clerks completed the full reading of the Senate GOP’s massive tax and spending bill on Sunday afternoon, allowing the chamber to start the countdown clock toward a final vote on the package ...

Senate floor staff on Sunday concluded the out-loud reading to the chamber of President Donald Trump’s nearly 1,000-page tax and spending bill, fulfilling a demand by Democrats in a symbolic protest ...

Karen Read was found not guilty on Wednesday of second-degree murder and manslaughter, charges stemming from the mysterious 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe. After 21 ...

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 ...

Literacy rates are declining, screen time is increasing, and experts are sounding the alarm on the death of parents reading to their children. Though it is critical for their cognitive development, ...