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Research Round-up: Gender Talk

When it comes to education, gender issues are intensely researched. Some recent findings shed light on how to get boys to read and girls to take more math and science.

Learning for Summer Fun: You're Never Too Young

Even newborns are ready for learning. Fill your summer days with developmental learning activities that will encourage childhood brain development.

Family Ideas to Promote Reading Readiness

Reading is the path to success in school and in life. These family ideas will help parents instill a love of reading in their children through simple family home activities.

Reading Boosts Developmental Learning

Whether it’s classic children's books or funny bedtime stories, making time to read with your child has lasting effects. When you're searching for fun family ideas, look no further than the bookshelf.

Teach Children Behaviors to Become Lifelong Readers

Want your kids to be lifelong readers? Teach children behaviors that encourage reading, provide them with popular children's books, and be a reader yourself.

A Mother's List of Popular Children's Books to Read Aloud

Choose the perfect book from this list of popular children's books to read aloud to your child. Reading aloud to your child will help your little one develop a lifelong love of books and reading.

Teachers' Top 100 Teenagers', Children's and Toddlers' Books

This list shows the top 100 picks teachers have made of popular children's books. The reading list ranges from toddler's books to teenager's books. Find inspiration from these classic children's books today.

Reading 101: From Consonant Sounds to Finishing Popular Children's Books

Reading isn't just sounding out words and moving on to popular children's books. Here are tips to help your child do well in his elementary reading program and improve parent teacher communication.

Fit Reading into Family Home Activities

It may not be easy, but finding ways to fit reading into family home activities for preschoolers and toddlers benefits you and your children. Here are some ideas.

Choose Wisely When Choosing Infants' and Toddlers' Books

There are so many infants' and toddlers' books to choose from when scanning the shelves at book stores. From popular children's books to classic children's books, you have to choose wisely.

Activities for Infants and Grandparents Should Include Reading

Reading classic children's books and sharing kids' bedtime stories are ideal activities for infants and grandparents. The best baby books and loving grandparents are a classic combination.

Fun Family Ideas: Discover Realia at Your Local Library

Have you checked out your local library lately? Discover "realia," non-book items available for kids that encourage preschooler and toddler learning. Read on for more fun family ideas.

Books Boost Baby Brain Development

Reading is one of the best gifts you can give your baby; it fosters a love of language. Whether you're reading from popular children's books or telling bedtime stories, it's a great infant activity.

Parents Can Teach Through Family Home Activities

Parents can get their children ready for school through family home activities that teach reading, math, creative arts, social studies, science, health, safety, and physical fitness. Find a long list of ideas here.

Reading to Baby: From Funny Bedtime Stories to Books for Toddlers

Reading to your baby is so important, but sometimes it's hard to know what to try. Should you read funny bedtime stories or popular children's books? Take a cue from your baby.

When Is It Time for Infant/Toddler Reading Lessons?

Don't wait for kindergarten: Start your toddler reading by cuddling up with books and talking to them all the time. You'll not only share happy times, but provide great support for toddler language development.

A Bee in My Head

Read this poem about the joy that a mother feels in being the first and only person a child wants to share his most treasured experiences with.

Tips for Infant and Toddler Reading

Make toddler reading time something both you and your child look forward to. These family ideas for sharing toddlers' books and children's bedtime stories will create special quality time for your family.

Interaction is Key to Getting a Toddler Reading

You can get a toddler reading without emptying your pocketbook. Child development research shows that family interaction is as important as buying the best baby books and videos.

Family Ideas for Reading

To get the most out of reading to your child, go beyond the ordinary. Turn off the television and violence, sign up for the library reading program, and dig in to some popular children's books.

Picking Toys for All Child Development Stages

If you're looking for great gifts to promote toddler learning activities, take heart. It doesn't have to break your budget, or even cost anything at all. Create developmental learning activities with simple toys.

Family Home Activities in Low-income Families Should Include Reading

Reading to children is one of the most important educational family home activities. For low-income families, new studies show even greater benefits of reading to kids than previously suspected.

Break Out the Funny Bedtime Stories: Reading Activities with Young Children

Reading is about more than funny bedtime stories and popular children's books. Start reading when they're babies to build infant brain development and give them a leg up for school.

Best Baby Books–By You!

Reading is one of those infant activities that’s rewarding in every way. You can always use popular children's books, but some of the best baby books are homemade. It's easy to do; here's how.

Reading to Your Baby is Quality Infant Activity Time

Reading is the perfect infant activity for you and your child to share. It brings the two of you together, fosters a love of reading, and encourages language development in your child. Pick up a book and your baby today.

Kitchen Learning Activities for Babies

Reading aloud helps babies' development in numerous ways. But sitting down with popular children's books isn't the only way. Here are a few ideas for fitting reading into your daily routine at home.

Reading Promotes Babies' Development

Reading stimulates babies' development, and also gives your baby the attention she craves. Find the best baby books, curl up with your child in your lap, and read!

Family Ideas for Storytime Success

There are plenty of family ideas for building crucial reading skills. Take a look at one family's challenges with popular children's books and finding success in an elementary reading program.

Reading Goals to Set

Whether you're looking for the best baby books or activities for preschoolers, there are plenty of ways to set your child up for reading success—and have lots of fun in the process.

Funny Bedtime Stories and Beyond

One mother tells the tale of how she and her husband both learned to read popular children's books before she was ready for preschool, and wondered if their children would do the same.

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