What's largely considered a solitary activity can improve communication skills and strengthen empathy and compassion, say ...

Hurricane Maria had ripped through the Caribbean, leaving large portions of Puerto Rico in shambles. A 16-year-old Emmanuel Bruno and his family were forced to live without running water or ...

The wonderful thing about achievement is that it has no limits. Take Wally Funk, for example. At 82 years old, she was the oldest woman to travel to space, a dream she’d been working toward since the ...

For many, the “science of reading” has become synonymous with phonics instruction. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have said the movement to align reading instruction with what the research ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer focusing on all things health and wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in health journalism, and though she has written about pretty much every health topic ...

Seeing a child curled up with a book as they independently learn to read the words and find the meaning in a story is a heartwarming image. We have been taught that learning to read is akin to ...

(RNS) — In nearly every major American city and in many small towns, Christian Science reading rooms are found mixed in with storefronts. Passersby may hardly notice them, but to those who stop to ...