New research from Australia and the UK suggests that the number of parents reading aloud to children is at an all-time low, ...

It's not always easy to convince kids that reading isn't a chore. But reading aloud can help. Here are a few ways to help you find joy — and value — in reading aloud as a family.

For kids in 1st grade and up who are starting to read independently, these books blend camping excitement with themes of bravery, friendship, and new experiences. Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by ...

As for kids in the early elementary level, it’s still important to read aloud, and there are many books to choose from. Try Dog Man by Dav Pilkey, to associate reading as a laugh-out-loud ...

When parents read books aloud to their children from an early age, this offers notable advantages for children’s vocabulary development. This gives them a broader range of possible word choices.

So it introduces more complex ideas, words and sentence patterns. This is why reading aloud to your children is a parental superpower – you can continue to build where the school learning stops.

New Neuroscience Shows Why It’s So Important to Read Aloud to Your Kids. Surveys show fewer parents are reading aloud to their kids. Here’s why even the busiest of parents should make the time.

If children’s school experiences of reading only involve chanting together, or reading aloud for an oral mark, or reading a text for a comprehension test, then they are missing the pleasure of ...

“In this way, read-aloud [sessions] help children discover the fun in reading and boost their creative imagination.” Fitriana has read books aloud to her three children since they were babies.