Reading Difficulties
Growing Reader
Tween
When Reading Speed Matters for Kids
When it comes to kids and reading, does speed matter? The answer is yes and no. A reading specialist explains what we should pay attention to.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
Tell Your Kids Stories — They May Just Remember Them Forever
My dad’s made-up stories were a source of joy to me throughout my childhood, adding a touch of magic to the realities of our long-distance connection. They remain one of my favorite memories of childhood.
Growing Reader
Tween
Great Minds Don’t Think Alike: The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt shares the learning difficulties she faced as a young student and how she overcame the feeling that "the other kids were just better."
Tween
Reading Strategies and Book Suggestions for Struggling Readers
How can you help an older child who struggles with reading? Here you’ll find go-to strategies plus great book suggestions that are at a lower reading level yet still interesting to kids.
Growing Reader
Tween
Why Graphic Novels Are Storytelling Quicksand for Reluctant Readers (In a Good Way)
Some kids fall in love with reading. Some don’t. Judd Winick, author of Hilo, explains why he thinks the kids in the “don’t” column would dig comics.
Tips & Advice
The Right Book, for the Right Child, at the Right Time: The Hurdles and Joys of Raising Readers
To be able to lose yourself in a book is bliss. Stories introduce us to people we might never meet, making us laugh and cry, and in the process enrich our lives.
Tips & Advice
I Know What You Did(n’t Read) Last Summer
With September looming on the calendar, how do you get your kids back on track with books? Here are a few easy strategies for readers of all ages.
Growing Reader
7 Early Signs Your Child May Have a Reading Issue
As a parent and educator who has dealt with learning struggles, I encourage other parents to know these seven common red-flag signs of a reading issue.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Conquering the Wiggle Fidgets: 7 Inspiring Books for ADHD Kids and Their Parents
Reading books — whether alone or with a parent — has a calming effect on children and may be especially helpful to kids with ADHD.
Just For Fun
Night-Night No-No’s: Things Every Parent Should Avoid at Bedtime
As parents, our goal is to get the kids to sleep — but obstacles always get in the way. Here are things you should never do when putting your child to bed.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
Letting It Be: Why I Stopped Trying to Change My Kids
Claude Knobler recounts his father's journey to find where he fit in the world, and how that story inspired Claude to accept his son's reading struggles.
Growing Reader
The Super Simple Way to Help Your Kids Become Stronger Readers
Dyad reading is a very effective method of teaching reading that draws upon multiple senses. Surprisingly, many parents have never heard of it.
