19+ hour, 37+ min ago   (753+ words) Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience of learning to read: What Hamish is describing is reading anxiety. This involves excessive worries and apprehensions…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (279+ words) PARKERSBURG – Eight teacher candidates are participating in the WVU Parkersburg yearlong teacher residency program. The Fall 2026 class of students in Education 401 are Lanna Bragg of Jackson County, Kelsie Means of Wirt County And Lauren Brandjes, Kaitlin Duckworth, Marlee Hunt, Allie…...

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (581+ words) Books have a way of sticking with us. Long after you've finished the last page, the stories, ideas, or lessons often stay in your mind. That's why getting rid of books can be surprisingly difficult, especially if they've been sitting…...

21+ hour, 8+ min ago   (484+ words) People across Laois are being encouraged to rediscover their local library later this month as National Public Libraries Open Day returns. The nationwide initiative takes place on Saturday, September 26, with Laois Library Service inviting people of all ages to come…...

13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (260+ words) The Learn Without Limits campaign encourages people across the country to spend time reading with a child, be a reading role model for kids and support efforts to bring books, education opportunities and resources to children across rural America. A…...

16+ hour, 4+ min ago   (377+ words) A system once held up as a model for others has not held up well. When the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study of teenage reading, mathematics and science abilities around the world showed a marked drop in…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago   (807+ words) Between Dolly Parton’s death, Aug. 25-Sept. 9, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles issued 259 Dolly Parton specialty license plates, which partly fund the Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Ohio. Prior to Parton’s death, the yearly total of Dolly Parton license plates…...

18+ hour, 59+ min ago   (211+ words) CHILDREN in multicultural classrooms need local contexts and oral traditions reflected in their reading materials rather than traditional Euro-centric definitions, says Professor Margaret Sims of Macquarie University, who is also an adjunct professor at Fiji National University Prof Sims told…...

20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (102+ words) Even though the summer is winding down, the fun and learning continue at libraries across Middlesex County, including those in Strathroy and Mount Brydges. Vanessa Rapagna is the Branch Supervisor in Strathroy and tells myFM about a special program for…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1063+ words) The bolding changed where the eyes landed on the longer words and produced no measurable change in anything else, and more readers rated ordinary unbolded text the easiest to read than picked either bolded version. By Science Blog Editorial Team…...