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Choosing books at the right reading level can help your child get better at reading - and learn to enjoy reading. Books that are too challenging can discourage kids. Books that are too easy don't give enough opportunity for practice and growth. Follow these steps to find books at the right level for your child.

If the teen in your life struggles with reading, getting him or her to sit down with a book can be very challenging. But it doesn't have to be a battle. Here are 10 strategies you can use to encourage your high schooler to read.

Using these 10 strategies can help make reading familiar and fun for the preschooler in your life. These tips can also help kids who learn and think differently start to work on the basic skills they need to become proficient readers.

Thanks to our tightly connected web, each of us is routinely exposed to those who are not like us. Those who come from a different tribe. Those who are from elsewhere. Sometimes, the "otherness" we experience is instinctively frightening, but what we have to realize is that unity in our diversity is a necessity, not a luxury. We are, above all else, a single, human race.

At Storyshares, we know that not all great stories are hard to read. Using some pretty straightforward principles, writers can create stories for older students that feature complex characters and thought-provoking themes, with language that is approachable.

Whether you know it or not, it's likely that comics already have a significant place in your classroom & in your students' backpacks and desks and on their phones. Bringing comics into your teaching lets you take advantage of the high interest they engender. It's also a great way to make reading a lively and engaging experience for your students.

The classroom is an ever-changing environment and many teachers will tell you that no two days are the same. And the main reason for that is: the students. No two are alike and so no two will learn in exactly the same way. This is what makes the educational field both challenging and exciting. Teaching requires constant adaptation and constant assessment.

In today’s busy world full of technological distractions, the one thing Wendy McDonald's kids never want to drop is book club. It's become a low-stress, low-tech chance to connect with their friends that they count on every month. Here, Wendy (author and 7-year kids' book club veteran) shares her best tips on creating a successful, lasting club for the kids and teenagers in your life.

If you read biographies of inventors, artists, writers, scientists, athletes, and innovators – all kinds of people – very often they will tell of something in their childhood that simply captivated them. Something they could not help doing, or wanting to know more about. For struggling readers, material that relates to these interests/themes can be critical in creating positive reading associations.