KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas. Share your story idea with Olivia. Libraries across the Kansas City metro are launching summer reading programs to help prevent ...

The science of reading isn't enough for Ohio children. Effective reading instruction must address skill and confidence ...

Setting aside time in the school day to teach students social-emotional skills, such as emotional regulation and perspective-taking, can substantially boost students’ grade-point averages and ...

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...

A young reader holds up a “I Signed Up for Explore Summer” sign during last year’s kick-off event for Johnson County Public Library’s summer reading program. Registration is now open for the program, ...

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reading programs in the Valley are an important resource for children. Here's how communities are building these initiatives.

A little girl stared at a list of test questions in her science class, unable to answer the majority. Resigned, she wrote at the top, “I failed badly” — although she misspelled it, instead writing, “I ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Tuesday nights are reading nights in Grand Rapids. Gather up the family and check out Storytime in the Park and Summer Reading Celebrations, every Tuesday night of the summer at ...

As reading scores hit record lows, the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is fighting back early; one book, one child, and one volunteer at a time. Reading proficiency in the U.S. has fallen to ...