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The SoFIA - South Florida Institute On Aging - has adapted its foster grandparent program to go virtual with weekly 'Reading With Grandma' videos.

The Florida Chamber Foundation hopes an interactive map will inspire business leaders to invest in areas where many children live in poverty and read below grade level.

At WLRN we love to talk about the books we're reading — what we're liking, why we like them, why our friends and colleagues should give them a try. And we…

In a short story by Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat a man sees his life flash before his eyes as he falls 500 feet from the sky. "It's a story…

The city of Delray Beach wants to make sure its elementary school students read at grade level.It kicked off its eighth annual “Delray Reads” event at…

This story was last updated on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 11:26 a.mMiami-Dade County Public Schools students performed at the same level or better than their…

South Florida novelist and comic book writer Alex Segura has long been a fan of crime fiction novels. Growing up, he looked up to authors like Charles…

Almost 20 states have passed laws requiring third-graders who aren't proficient in reading to repeat the grade. The policy started in Florida 17 years ago.

A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones?

Fifty nominated books now remain in contention for prizes in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature — and, in a fresh twist to the annual slate, translated literature.

It's a typical Saturday afternoon at North Regional Broward College Library. Logan McGuire, 6, picks a book and sits down to read. He has an audience…

There are many ways young children encounter stories. A new study finds a "Goldilocks effect," where a cartoon may be "too hot" and audiobooks "too cold" for learning readers.