SCHENECTADY — Reading Is Fun founder Al Magid’s fascination with books started before he could understand the words within them. His mother loved reading, but they didn’t have many books in the house ...

Reading for enjoyment is becoming a lost habit among today’s youth, as more and more students struggle with the foundational skills needed to read effectively. Learning to read is challenging—it ...

SCHENECTADY — The Reading is Fun Program, which helps bring volunteers into Schenectady schools to read directly with students, will be hosting a Scrabble competition as a fundraiser. The so-called ...

Falconer Central School’s two elementary school principals recently underwent physically demanding challenges to promote daily reading among their students. Holly Hannon, Temple Elementary School ...

Denyse Mackey, founder and board chair of the Warren & Denyse Mackey Foundation. Ryleigh Hotaling, 19, a 16-year volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House in Albany. Larry Pierce, a Reading Partner and ...

Yes, I’m speaking to you – busy parents, hardworking students and those too drained by social media, the news cycles or family commitments to imagine doing much else. Do you remember when you opened a ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - March is National Reading Month. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the percentage of students who read for pleasure is down three percent since 2020. So ...

When market research firm Circana issued a report on the slump in the middle grade market in July, it was not so much a surprise as a continuation of disheartening news for the category, whose sales ...