Reading to someone, or being read to, is a beautiful, intimate act. It is a comforting balm against the world, a time to ...

We’ve all heard about the benefits of learning to read quietly and independently. A big part of learning at school is all about reading, but it’s not always easy to find time for more reading at home.

I read them aloud to my three sons when they were young. Eighteen months ago, my oldest grandson (now 8) and I set out to ...

This is a replay of Education Week’s webinar, “New Strategies for Reading Aloud to K-2 Students.” The old-fashioned classroom K-2 read-aloud is changing. For decades, these cozy gatherings have ...

When good readers read aloud, it sounds like music. The music of reading aloud is called reading prosody, or, in everyday language, reading with expression. Researchers looking at reading prosody ...

Regarding “Reading Aloud to Teens Gains Favor” (Jan. 6, 2010): When I would occasionally have my 10th grade world-history students read aloud, I found that nearly every one could read and decode words ...

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 ...

Professor of Children's Literature & Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London Reading aloud is an activity that we associate with the cosy comfort of children’s bedtime stories. Certainly, ...

Reading aloud is useful not just with kids, but many friends and romantic partners also like being read to. Even at work, if you read aloud well, it can be engaging. Here, I offer tips on how to read ...

We tend to reserve reading aloud for kids or others who can't read on their own. But beloved children's book author Kate DiCamillo thinks the practice offers a special opportunity for people to ...