As students continue to fall behind in reading proficiency in the American education system, some teachers are pleading with parents to help fix the problem. After the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

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 ...

The first five years of a child’s life are foundational ones, brimming with opportunities for learning, growth, and discovery. They are also some of the most physically exhausting years for caregivers ...

When Ashley Bohanan moved her family into the West Linn-Wilsonville School District during the summer of 2020, she quickly spotted a problem. Bohanan watched as her kindergartner and second grader ...

Parents spend the first 18 years of their kids’ lives tending to them on a practical and emotional level. They keep their kids safe and meet their daily needs. Ideally, parents provide unconditional ...

Ah, the good old days! Remember when parents had a whole bag of tricks to get their kids ready for the world? Things have changed a lot, and while progress is great, some timeless lessons seem to have ...