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Judy Blume: book banning now much worse in US than in 1980s
Children’s and young adult author of 1970 book Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret says growing intolerance must be challenged
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What’s the Point of Reading Writing by Humans?
Maybe one day journalism could be replaced with an immense surveillance state with a GPT-4 plug-in. Why would we want that?
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Barking with Joy: Happy Books About Dogs That Will Lift Your Spirits
This article showcases our top picks for Happy Books About Dogs. We reached out to industry leaders and experts who have contributed the suggestions within this article (they have been credited for their contributions below).
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What is a poet laureate and what does a poet laureate do?
If you were wondering what a poet laureate is or what a poet laureate does, we’ve talked to some poets laureate about their experience.
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An Indiana school is fueling student literacy gains with some unusual help: bus drivers
At KIPP Public Schools in Indianapolis, some bus drivers turn into tutors to help students with individual letter sounds and other key elements of literacy instruction. It’s part of a larger push in Indiana to use the “science of reading” with students.
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Books are back — in a tactile way
What is it about a physical book? There is something about holding a book and turning the page that is somehow, comforting. What is even more reassuring is that book sales are resurging with more than 825M print books sold in 2021, an increase of more than 8% according to this article.
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Record book ban attempts reported last year
Story at a glance As some states move to restrict the titles available in school and public libraries, the American Library Association reports a record number of attempts to ban books documented l…
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From Roald Dahl to R.L. Stine, Books Are Being Rewritten: Does It Matter?
From James Bond to Roald Dahl to RL Stine & Goosebumps, books (& movies) are being rewritten and edited: Is it censorship or is it more?
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Breaking Barriers to Literacy: Using Audiobooks to Overcome Reading Challenges
To empower students to not only be able to read but also to want to read, a holistic approach — offering intensive care for the most at-risk students and specialized attention for those with moderate literacy needs — is key.
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Sensitivity readers: what publishing’s most polarising role is really about
The Roald Dahl alterations thrust sensitivity readers to the foreground, but the profession is nothing new
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19 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Spring
New memoirs, a landmark biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a look at the woman who helped halt the rise of a K.K.K. leader — and more.
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'Science of reading' is making a comeback in Ohio
Columnist Charita Goshay writes about phonics making a comeback in Ohio.
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‘We’re book nerds’: the female friends opening bookshops together
Growing numbers of women in UK are joining forces with friends to run independent bookshops
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Norse Runes were just as advanced as Roman Alphabet writing, historian finds - Medievalists.net
In the Middle Ages, the Roman alphabet and Norse runes lived side by side. A new doctoral thesis challenges the notion that runes represent more of an oral and less of a learned form of written language.
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Lewisville Teen Does #SomethingGood for Childhood Literacy
The Lewisville junior donated more than a thousand books to share his love of reading.
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Gen Zers are bookworms but say they're shunning e-books because of eye strain, digital detoxing, and their love for libraries
Gen Zers told Insider they preferred paperback books to e-books for health reasons and because they loved the way they smell.
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The Cruel Practice of Banning Books Behind Bars
In Florida , the list of 20,000-plus banned books includes Nutrition For Dummies and PCs For Dummies . In New Hampshire , the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy makes the list. Texas , which bans nearly 9,000 books , once counted a…
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Schools Are Using Voice Technology to Teach Reading. Is It Helping?
A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. A digital avatar Amira, clad in olive green, is listening.
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Goosebumps author sets record straight on historic edits
People accused of RL Stine of censoring some of his Goosebumps books. However, the author had nothing to do with the edits made back in 2018.
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10 new fantasy and science fiction books coming in March 2023
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