Video games are sometimes blamed for adversely affecting children’s learning. But a properly designed action game can actually improve attention, reading skills and school results, according to a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Ella Mizell, left, and other campers at the YMCA Carondelet Park Rec Complex in St. Louis read books as part of their regularly ...

Based in Boston, Marcos Cabello has been a personal finance reporter for NextAdvisor and CNET. Marcos has covered cryptocurrency, investing, banking, and the US economy, among other personal finance ...

Literacy stations promote collaboration, motivation, and provide targeted practice for a variety of needs and abilities in a fun and easy way. Everyday activities, like talking, singing, playing sound ...

When it comes to teaching preschoolers their ABCs, sticking with the basics might just be more effective. Despite the rise of digital tools and educational games, learning to read still begins with ...

What if video games, instead of being an obstacle to literacy, could actually help children improve their reading abilities? Scientists have tested an action video game for children, aimed to enhance ...

As an elementary school teacher for 27 years, Joshua Wittenberger has seen plenty of educational programs promising to improve student literacy through game-based learning. "A lot of programs that ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are your favorite classroom games? I’m taking a break from finishing the series on teacher observations and, instead, sharing this series on classroom-learning ...

Kids can play their way to better reading skills during the Afterschool Literacy Games this February at The Hub inside Mentor High School. Children in kindergarten through second grade can enjoy a ...

University of Nevada, Reno Extension, in collaboration with the North Las Vegas Library District, will host a family literacy event at Extension in North Las Vegas, 2280 N. McDaniel St., Saturday, ...

There were two huge developments in the literacy world early this year. First, the emergence of a phonics program that could impact outcomes “dramatically.” Gains for 1 st graders from the ...