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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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…
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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.