Learning to read takes place as much at home as it does at school. Strong readers are usually those who were encouraged to read at home. Reading is one of the most important skills a child can develop ...

Aishwarya Raji, a medical doctor and mom from India who read some of my Psychology Today posts on baby/toddler reading, reached out to me. Her story highlights four science-based lessons for teaching ...

When I began this essay in May, there were only 22 days left in the school year. Some were calling it the end of the year, but I called it 22 opportunities to grow as an educator. Just kidding. I am ...

Regardless of which languages your child is learning, reading to them is fundamental. It helps build the foundation for ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

We recently asked teachers of the BuzzFeed Community to fill out this questionnaire about their experiences and observations. In the questionnaire, we asked them what hard truths parents need to hear ...

Empathy, or the ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes and express genuine concern and/or interest about their feelings or life circumstance, is a key factor behind general human decency.

Most of our kids can't read. And it's a big problem. This year's "Nation's Report Card" showed something alarming: 69% of our 4th graders cannot read proficiently; for 8th graders, that number rises ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Recently, an old friend of mine from elementary school ran a hand over ...

Clichés abound in response to any new technology, but on the topic of large language models and generative artificial intelligence, bumper-sticker thinking has reached new lows (or perhaps been ...

We've all been there. Your child is having a complete meltdown and has exhibited behavior that is completely unacceptable. Maybe it was destructive behavior, like throwing a toy, or a harmful action, ...