We’re going through a comic book phase at my house. Since lucking into the comics stash at the library, my 4-year-old refuses any other literary offering. Try as I might to rekindle her love of Rosie ...

New research delves into how children build their vocabularies and what words are easiest for them to learn. The scientists worked with 32 children who were all 2 years old, studying their word ...

Learning a second language during childhood can prove to be a fun and fruitful experience for children. Though it has been ...

Preschoolers read a lot into writing before they know how to read. Youngsters befuddled by printed squiggles on the pages of a storybook nonetheless understand that a written word, unlike a drawing, ...

How do young children learn to swear — and why do they seem to do it at the most inappropriate moments? Recently, a group of parents have become convinced that the Minion toys in McDonald’s Happy ...

A couple of months back, my Harvard class on educational assessment met virtually with Sondra Mims and Comer Yates, CAO and CEO of the Atlanta Speech School, who asked the class to make a few educated ...

Reading is "a powerful predictor of long-term success," says literacy advocate Maya Payne Smart. Here are five steps parents can take to raise an avid reader.

Even though it’s the dog days of summer vacation, many schools across the country are getting ready to bring students back into the classroom — and that means giving serious thought to the best ways ...