The general assumption in our culture is that children must be taught to read. Vast amounts of research go into trying to figure out the scientifically best way to do this. In the education stacks of ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

Everyone wants a smart child. But who wants a literate baby? No one with half a brain. Because here's what will happen: One day, it's "Goodnight, Moon,'' and by kindergarten it's your dog-eared copies ...