This year marks the UK's National Year of Reading, which aims to rebuild good reading habits and enjoyment as child and adolescent reading declines year on year. Reading enjoyment is at its lowest ...

Reading together as a family has many benefits for children. Take a look and dive into your next reading adventure!

How does a school get credit for teaching a child to read when all it did was move that child into fourth grade? That ...

When was the last time you read a book — for fun? When was the last time your child or grandchild did? In a world dominated by screens of all sizes, reading for pleasure — particularly a traditional ...

Learning to read fluently requires hundreds of hours of practice. Some children happily sit and read for hours, but others (especially those with ADHD or dyslexia) cannot. Parents and teachers often ...

Just 34.6% of children in the UK read for pleasure, according to a 2024 survey by the National Literacy Trust. This is the lowest number since the annual survey began in 2005 – down from 43.4% in the ...

It is tricky enough to find books for children you know well. If you haven’t seen the child in ages, or you have lost track of his or her interests (or never knew them in the first place), it may be ...