Human speech is rich with rhythm. As a person speaks, certain syllables are naturally emphasized, whereas others blend into the background. In this way, regular conversation becomes poetic. Language ...

Students will learn to name, write, and analyze the three main genres of poems. In this lesson, students will learn to name, write, and analyze the three main genres of poems, acrostic, shape, and ...

Reading aloud to students during class time may sound like a simple, almost quaint, endeavor, as if from a bygone era. But literacy experts insist that it’s every bit as relevant now as ever, and they ...

Reading alone is a deeply enjoyable activity. But being read to has its own irreplaceable allure. By Melissa Kirsch The Harvard Sentences are hundreds of sentences that have been used for many decades ...

We've all heard about the benefits of learning to read quietly and independently. A big part of learning at school is all about reading, but it's not always easy to find time for more reading at home.

Sophomore Jocelin Raygoza, who attended the event, enjoyed O’Grady’s poetry and his complimentary anecdotes he offered ...

There appears to be a generally cherished household belief that reading aloud is of itself a virtuous domestic exercise It has, no doubt, its value as a social expedient for “keeping the boys at home, ...

As schools continue in virtual and hybrid capacities because of the pandemic, parents and teachers are in search of ways to make up for lost learning time and prevent the inevitable COVID slide.