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As Kids’ On-Screen Reading Overtakes Print, Outcome is Worrisome

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The UK’s National Literacy Trust reveals that children’s on-screen reading has overtaken reading in print. But screen-only readers appear to struggle more and enjoy it less.

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The Most Influential Children’s Publisher You’ve Never Heard Of

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Tens of millions of kids will never see a a book in the language they speak, so NGO Room to Read has published 850 titles in Lao, Hindi, Tamil, Kiswahili, and 25 other languages.

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The UK’s Largest Children’s Book Distributor – McDonald’s?

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McDonald’s in the UK are replacing Happy Meal toys with educational books to help boost literacy; they plan to distribute 15 million books by the end of 2014.

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Community Literacy Efforts Pay Off for Small Michigan City

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A community wide push in Kalamazoo, Michigan, including mailing books to children and orchestrating library visits, has boosted library book check-outs by 19%.

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Pratham Books Seeks “Champions” to Read to Kids in India

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For International Literacy Day this September 8th, India’s Pratham Books is seeking 100 “champions” of reading to host storytelling sessions around the country.

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Birdhouse-like Mini Libraries Migrate from Sea to Shining Sea

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Across America individuals are erecting Little Free Libraries — 2’ x 2’ birdhouse like boxes — that encourage people to ‘take a book, leave a book.’

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What Are Your Top Children’s Literacy Charities?

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Teaching literacy to our youngest should be a top priority of any society. When money is an issue, charities can help. Where to you donate and why?

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Which are Better for Co-reading? Print Books or E-books

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A report issued by the Sesame Workshop compares the benefits children gain from physical books, e-books and enhanced e-books, finding print largely better.

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James Patterson Teams with AOL’s Patch to Encourage Summer Readers

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AOL news platform Patch teamed up with James Patterson’s ReadKiddoRead Program to encourage kids to read this summer; 500,000 users already visited the site.

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Nosy Crow: Do Enhanced Apps Enhance Understanding?

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Nosy Crow is releasing its story books as updated enhanced apps with word tracking technology to assist children in learning to read. But will it work?

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