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Opinion: Prescribing love of reading to young families should be mandatory
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CHICAGO -- A few weeks ago, I approached an apocalyptic-sounding essay in The New York Times titled "The Country That Stopped Reading." Finally, I thought, … Read More
Using audiobooks to boost your child’s literacy
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A recent article in the University for Arizona News says that only 16 percent of Latino students in Arizona are proficient readers. And studies have shown that … Read More
One AZ county gets grant to give English lessons
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Pima County libraries provide more than books. They recently received a 15,000 dollar grant from the American Library Association. The money will help keep … Read More
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with Read Across America Day
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This Saturday marks what would have been Dr. Seuss’ 109th birthday. The beloved children’s author wrote more than 40 children’s books and was deeply … Read More
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Nothing takes the place of a parent who helps their child learn to read. Reading to and with your child does more to develop their love of reading than any … Read More
Opinion: Where is the Latino children’s literature?
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This week an article in the New York Times caused a stir among the Latino community over the lack of Latino children’s literature available to Latino … Read More
Literacy skills start with your baby
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Despite the record number of Latino high school graduates enrolling in college, literacy rates among Latinos continues to be dismally low. How can that be? … Read More
Opinion: Reading between the lines
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CHICAGO -- Eight years after the National Endowment for the Arts declared a national reading crisis -- and five years since an Associated Press-Ipsos poll found … Read More
