The preteen years are fraught with emotion and change, and a lot of us forget just how much we learn, encounter and confront ...

Foreign correspondent Patrick J. McDonnell is the Los Angeles Times Mexico City bureau chief and previously headed Times ...

Abracadabra! The kids are excited to read again. It may seem like magic, but, the so-called iPad Generation could be ready to ...

Seeing my father’s handwriting puts me in contact with the man he was at each stage of his life.” – John Carter Cash By the ...

Before the winter break, students in Mrs. Brady’s, Mrs. Mayo’s and Mrs. Parisi-Ellis’ classes at Shelter Rock Elementary ...

While the government has assured parents that Grade 8 learners will smoothly transition to Grade 9, some schools are ...

We see dozens of books by Southern Arizona authors, and the literary output of our fellow desert dwellers never fails to ...

Prairie Skies Public Library District is inviting families to go on a reading adventure this winter with the library.

Many people hope to manifest peace and serenity in the New Year. In this week's edition of See St. Joseph, several local businesses are hosting activities and classes to help residents achieve their ...

This time, it took an 11-point outburst from Jaden Akins and Jaxon Kohler midway through the second half to give the 19th-ranked Spartans some breathing room en route to a 77-58 victory over the ...

One group with the teacher doing directed fast-paced instruction on letters, sounds and combining them to read syllables, ...

"When it comes to actual ability to be able to read grade-level text, it's shockingly low," said reading tutor Nicki Pratti.