Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gone are the days of reading as a solo activity. Thanks to book clubs — both virtual and in-person — online forums and of course, ...

Another Buddy Badge! Dusty and the Alphabotteers team up to earn “The Z/S Buddy Badge.” With Dott and AB’s help, the group explores the letters z and s, as well as what makes them “buddies.” All of ...

Mt. Blue Middle School eighth graders visited W.G. Mallett School and the UMF Sweatt-Winter Center during Read Across America ...

In our effort to get books into the hands of local children with our "If You Give a Child a Book Campaign...", we are also highlighting efforts from schools on how they encourage students to read.

A reading program in Ames and Story County is having to turn away children because it doesn't have enough volunteer tutors. Students' summer slide in learning is a perennial problem, but Raising ...

Research has consistently shown that reading aloud to young children can help them build thinking skills and comprehension. The more you read with children, the better they will understand words and ...