By Pat Wyman on April 19, 2012
World Book Night is an ambitious campaign to give away a million free books across America all on one day — April 23, 2012 — [...]
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By Larry Buttram on April 15, 2012
Back in 1997, author Larry Buttram, from Manassas Park, Virginia, was playing a game with his three-year-old niece, Lauren, when she said “Uncle Larry, I [...]
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By Pat Wyman on March 1, 2012
Children's book list released just in time for National Read Across America Day on March 2. If the latest statistics are any indication, turning our children into avid readers [...]
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By Thomas Newkirk on December 9, 2011
University of New Hampshire professor who specializes in literacy says students learn more by reading slowly. Thomas Newkirk, professor of English at UNH, suggests that [...]
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By Pat Wyman on October 10, 2011
The link between juvenile delinquency and reading problems is significant. To further compound our national reading problems, extensive research indicates that poorly developed visual skills [...]
Posted in Articles Topics: juvenile delinquency, learning disability, literacy, reading, reading problems, vision therapy, visual, visual exercises