I am not surprised that “Kindergartners Arrive Less Ready for School Than Before Pandemic” (U.S. News, Jan. 13). As a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher who then spent 35 years preparing ...

Reading aloud to students during class time may sound like a simple, almost quaint, endeavor, as if from a bygone era. But literacy experts insist that it’s every bit as relevant now as ever, and they ...

Interactive read-alouds are a mainstay in traditional literacy classrooms because they support wide-ranging goals in reading development. As educators make the transition to virtual classrooms, it is ...

From bedtime stories to storytime on the classroom rug, read-alouds are a powerful educational tool for students across grade levels. Reading aloud can capture young people’s interest in stories and ...