Pages related to literacy

Future of Children

Future of Children—fall 2012 journal on literacy released

October 22, 2012

The Princeton-Brookings Future of Children organization just released its latest journal volume, themed Literacy Challenges for the Twenty-First Century.

Free webinar available on literacy

February 07, 2012

Participate in this webinar to find out more about family literacy, consider what you are already doing and learn new ideas.

Good news: Half of young children in the U.S. are read to at least once a day, Census Bureau reports

Reading activity has increased among children in low-income families
August 23, 2011

According to new data from the U.S. Census, many young children are getting a head start on acquiring the skills needed to read.

Child Trends

Child Trends

What works for early language and literacy development?
August 02, 2011

Child Trends has just released a Fact Sheet on What Works for Early Language and Literacy Development: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Intervention Strategies.