The folks at the Humboldt Literacy Project estimate that some 14,000 of our neighbors in Humboldt are functionally illiterate. That means they would struggle to fill out a form or understand ...

Create a game, get people of all ages involved, and make a habit of reading. Here’s what literacy experts say works best.

Two of Boswell Book Company's book buyers stopped by the Lake Effect studio to share some of the titles that stood out this past year. Jen Steel specializes in children's books, while Jason Kennedy ...

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

Zola had a brain that bounced like a ball, full of colours, dreams, and ideas tall….” So begins The Magic in My Mind, a book ...

Hands move constantly during conversation. They signal emotion, stress a point, and form full languages such as American Sign ...

Music classes for the very youngest children can set them up to one day play an instrument, but experts say the classes can also bring broader cognitive benefits: firing up areas of their developing ...

Retried EKU professor Jacqueline Jane Hamilton launched a non-profit call Why We Write, and helped compile the poems for 'A ...

From Sinners’ blues guitar to Leonardo DiCaprio at his most frazzled in One Battle After Another, we’re counting down the 25 ...

In a recent AARP survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults, nearly 9 out of 10 reported being targeted by or falling for some type of scam during the holiday season in the past year. Why it matters: Common ...

Four in 10 retirees indicate their enjoyment of life (44%) and happiness (41%) have improved since they retired, according to Retirement Realities: The Experience of Retirees, a survey report released ...

Nearly half of Alberta’s Grade 6 students failed the provincewide math test in 2024, three years after the province started ...