Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis.

When a child shares a book with a parent or carer, this encourages joint attention, helping adults to connect with their ...

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Experts say early literacy gaps don’t just affect academics — they can shape long-term outcomes well beyond the classroom.

Literacy rates are declining, screen time is increasing, and experts are sounding the alarm on the death of parents reading to their children. Though it is critical for their cognitive development, ...

Encouraging a 1-year-old to turn the pages while reading a bedtime story, asking a 2-year-old to point to the butterfly on the page over breakfast, or bringing a word book on the bus to share with a ...

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What nurtures a child’s holistic development? How can we address the cognitive overload and parent-child disconnect of the ...

Frederick Douglass famously said, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Following the mindset of colonialists and White enslavers, there are, today, well-organized efforts to take away ...