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Topic: Books and Reading

Learning to read is key to all the other skills we learn. A love of books and reading can be nurtured in many different ways. We have the latest information on how to make reading a priority.

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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.

Keep Your Child Reading Popular and Classic Children's Books This Summer

Kids may not think of summer as the best time to curl up with popular children's books and classic children's books. Here are some ways to keep children of all ages reading every summer day.

Learning for Summer? Head to the Library for More than Just Reading

If you're looking for your community's learning hub, head to the library. You'll find more than the traditional library reading program as everyone from toddlers, babies, teenagers, and adults gather to find learning for summ...

Family Ideas for Summer Reading

Want to encourage your children to read all summer long? Try these family ideas for keeping kids reading, like taking books and magazines to the pool, having a reading vacation and more.

Adolescent Books for Summer Reading

Fill your child's summer days with adolescent books that will enchant and enthrall. This article provides a long list of books for toddlers, elementary children, and teenagers. They range from popular children's books to awar...

Popular and Classic Children's Books Make Summer Reading Fun

Whether toddlers' books or teenagers' books, keep your children's brains burning and imaginations soaring with popular children's books. Promote reading throughout the summer with handy time-saving tips.

Celebrate National Children's Book Week with Fun Adolescent Activities

Schools and families can host numerous adolescent activities to celebrate reading. Popular children's books and events that celebrate reading can make books fun for kids in all K12 grades.

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.

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.

A Library Reading Program Isn't What It Used to Be!

Today’s library is a lively places with a library reading program and other services we wouldn’t have dreamed of finding at our childhood libraries. Grab your children and explore your lively library.

Positive Adolescent Parenting: Are You Ready to Take the Challenge?

Don't deflate your compliments with "but." These tips offer some great family ideas on how to change your language for more successful adolescent parenting. See what three simple letters can do for your family.

Dealing with Grief: Popular Children's Books Help With Healing

It's always difficult to help a child understand the death of someone close to him. These popular children's books that deal with loss can help you explain about death with pictures and words.

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