As summer break approaches, local educators and parents are fighting the "summer slide" by integrating literacy into everyday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The inside of Reby Cary Youth Library on East Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth on Sept. 4, 2025. (Christopher ...

It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...

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 ...

Reading can open children’s worlds, transporting them to new places and times. Reading skill is linked to long-term life outcomes, including academic achievement, employment, and physical and mental ...