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The beginning of another school year is an opportunity to support our children to become highly literate. What does being highly literate mean in the 21st century and what might be 21st century literacy outcomes? According to the National Assessment ...

Parents want their children to read well and independently for enjoyment. Research has shown that children who read generously develop more expansive vocabularies and achieve higher levels of reading and writing development. Reading daily at home is ...

The holidays bring on a heightened sense of giving and receiving of gifts to mark a part of Christmas traditions celebrated across the world. For many families with children and adolescents the focus is often on that special toy or popular electroni...

A book given to a reader should represent a present, which will eagerly be opened and savoured, according to noted educator and author Margaret Mooney. In fact, she lists many traits of a book to be considered as we offer books to readers. She state...

September marks the beginning of a new school year. Students, teachers and parents are eager and apprehensive about outcomes for the year. Everyone has a responsibility to support, extend and accelerate the literacy skills of all learners. Getting of...

June marks the beginning of summer with school vacation right around the corner. It is the time for parents and educators to think about the possibility of summer literacy lag for children. Summer literacy lag is caused when children do not read enou...

The month of April is celebrated as National Poetry Month. This celebration was established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 to increase awareness of the art of poetry, recognition of living poets, examination of poetry heritage and to draw a...

March is the month for report cards, marking the completion of the first half of the school year. Teachers sum up progress for each student in a personalised report card, while parents hope anxiously to hear that their children are on grade level. Li...