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What Dr. Seuss Got Right About Early Literacy (and the Modern Science That Proves It)
What Dr. Seuss Got Right About Early Literacy (and the Modern Science That Proves It) During Read Across America Week, classrooms across the country fill with striped hats, silly rhymes, and the...
Read Across America Week: Turning a National Celebration into Lasting Reading Momentum
Read Across America Week: Turning a National Celebration into Lasting Reading Momentum Read Across America Week is a nationwide literacy celebration held each year around Dr. Seuss’s birthday. In...
From Gift to Habit: How One New Book Can Make a Reader
From Gift to Habit: How One New Book Can Make a Reader We've all seen that moment. A child opens a new book—not a textbook or an assigned reading, but a book that's truly theirs. This is a treasure....
Start a Reading Routine This Holiday Season
Why the Holiday Hustle is the Perfect Time to Build a Reading Routine at Home The holidays can feel chaotic. But hidden in all that chaos is a secret opportunity. Between the travel, the downtime,...
Navigating Big Feelings: Schools and Families Can Team Up Using Books
You know that moment. It’s 10:15 AM and everything was fine...until it wasn’t. A pencil breaks. A friend says the wrong thing. One minute your student is fine, and the next you’re beside a teary kid...
The Power of Shared Reading: Community Reading Effect
We all think of reading as that quiet, solo activity, right? But I want you to picture something different. Think about the last time a book made your entire classroom erupt in laughter. Or the...
Growing Home Libraries: The Ripple Effect of Kids Owning Books
You never forget your first real book. The one you read under the covers with a flashlight. The one with your name scribbled inside the cover. That book wasn't just a story; it was a friend. It was...
How to Help Kids Overcome Common Reading Challenges
Every teacher knows that magical moment when a struggling reader finally "gets it." The child who used to avoid books suddenly leans forward, tracing the words with their finger. The one who stumbled...
Every Child Deserves Books: Why Access to Books Is Non-Negotiable in 2025
Picture this: A 3rd grader named Maya stares at her classroom bookshelf. She's read every book there twice. At home? No books. Her family can’t afford them, and the nearest library is across town....
News Story: Books Are Fun and Ignite Reading Deliver Hundreds of Books to Oakland Students
OAKLAND, CA – On Tuesday, Highland Community School experienced the magic of reading, thanks to Books Are Fun and their ‘Book Blast’ program along with Ignite Reading. This wasn’t just a book...