How to Raise a Reader
Pamela Paul and Maria Russo of the New York Times discuss the importance of including reading in your child’s life...
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Promoting the Pleasures of Reading: Why it Matters to Kids and to Country (Literacy & NCTE)
In their book Reading Unbound, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith highlight the importance of reading for pleasure as it significantly...
Is your child struggling with reading? The Free Library can help (Philly.com)
Published: Philly.com by Elizabeth Kenny | February 28, 2017 — 4:00 AM EST The Free Library of Philadelphia is proud to be...
Sharing a love of reading is a task for all Philadelphians (Philly.com)
Published: Philly.com by Mayor Jim Kenney and Greg Redden, Wells Fargo Regional President | February 26, 2017 — 3:01 AM EST Whose...
Read by 4th campaign touts progress and looks ahead (The Notebook)
Published: Philadelphia Public School Notebook by Darryl Murphy | February 24, 2017 — 1:20 PM EST Philadelphia’s literacy initiative called Read by...
How Philly plans to get more kids reading by fourth grade (Philly.com)
Published: Philly.com by Kristen A. Graham | February 23, 2017 — 5:17 PM EST Fewer than half of Philadelphia fourth graders now read...
Featured Reading Hero: Brent Johnstone
After hiding his dyslexia for many years, Brent Johnstone has made it his mission to reach out and help kids...
Philadelphia Created Book Nooks to Celebrate MLK Day (The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading)
Published: The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading by Susanne R. Bell | January 31, 2017 — 11:22 AM EST To celebrate MLK, Jr. Day...
On King Day 2017, a focus on education (Philly.com)
Published: Philly.com by Jeff Gammage | January 4, 2017 — 11:59 AM EST Mayor Kenney is going to put together some bookshelves – by...