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+18 +4Five Folklorists You’ve Never Heard Of: A Reading List of Overlooked Fairy Tales
I have imbibed fairy tales ever since I was six years old.
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+3 +1Why reading books is good for society, wellbeing and your career
Our research showed reading as a teenager was a stronger indicator of curiosity than, say, their mathematical ability.
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+17 +3Top 5 American book reading statistics (USA, 2022-2023)
Whether these American book reading statistics give you cause for concern or reason to hope, there are steps you can take to rekindle your love of reading.
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+15 +4An Inglewood charter school looks to literacy to build success among its Black students
Wilder’s Preparatory Academy in Inglewood boasts test score results that reflect performance far above that of the state average for all schools regardless of racial composition.
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+30 +5Amazon to close Book Depository online shop
Gloucester-based bookseller bought by the retail giant in 2011 will shut at the end of April
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+18 +5Judy 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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+4 +1What’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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+14 +1Barking 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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+11 +1What 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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+13 +4An 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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+17 +2Books 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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+24 +1Record 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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+21 +1From 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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+15 +3Breaking 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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+15 +3Sensitivity 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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+14 +119 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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+13 +1'Science of reading' is making a comeback in Ohio
Columnist Charita Goshay writes about phonics making a comeback in Ohio.
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+17 +5‘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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+18 +2Norse 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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+16 +1Lewisville 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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