Bennett, 9, has the best audience to read aloud to. Phoebe the dog offers encouragement and her floppy listening ears. She’s a part of the Reading Paws program in a Murfreesboro, Tennessee, elementary ...

Reading aloud can be intimidating for children, but a unique program in Central New York is helping kids gain confidence by reading to a non-judgmental audience: dogs. Cooper, one of the dogs with ...

Reading to dogs improves children's reading, study says. EAST NORWALK, Conn. Aug. 18, 2010— -- Man's best friend can do a lot more than fetch and roll over. Research now suggests that dogs can ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Eight pups came to lend a paw at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library on March 2. Event leaders say the aim is to give kids a positive, confident experience reading. “The ...

For more information or to register for events, visit the Jericho Public Library website, jericholibrary.org. Children ages four through eight are invited to a morning storytime in the library.

THEM. HERE WE HAVE REINA RAMOS WORKS. IT OUT. WE HAVE CECIL OF SCIENCE. NICOLE JOHNSON KNOWS JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR KIDS TO SEE THEMSELVES IN THE BOOKS THEY READ. WHEN I WAS A KID, I WAS AN AVID ...

From silly rhymes to lively sound effects to stealthily-building suspense, these old standbys and new classics have something for everyone. By Elisabeth Egan Elisabeth Egan is a writer and editor at ...

New Delhi, April 23 -- Celebrate World Book Day with a digital twist on Google Play Books. Discover magical read-aloud books for kids with Google's Read and Listen feature-perfect for bedtime stories, ...