Reading to someone, or being read to, is a beautiful, intimate act. It is a comforting balm against the world, a time to ...

Reading aloud is useful not just with kids, but many friends and romantic partners also like being read to. Even at work, if you read aloud well, it can be engaging. Here, I offer tips on how to read ...

We all know the feeling: snuggling close with your little one as you open a well-worn book. The sound of your voice calming them. The shared laughs and gasps as the characters come to life. Bedtime ...

Any successful public speaking is meant to be eloquent. Its realization is very often the result of several exercises. Among these exercises, reading aloud is a very old practice whose origin lies in ...

A mother and her tween daughter are browsing titles in a locally owned independent bookstore. The young girl is perusing the extraordinary Newbery Honor–winning memoir-in-verse Brown Girl Dreaming by ...

Everyone loves a good story. Infant, child or adult, we all enjoy tales that entertain us, teach us about the world, and connect us with others. This is why so many children — including big kids — ...

Professor of Children's Literature & Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London Reading aloud is an activity that we associate with the cosy comfort of children’s bedtime stories. Certainly, ...

An actor at the Dickens Museum in London is delivering dramatic performances of the classic holiday tale, just like the ...

Reading aloud is useful not just with kids, but many friends and romantic partners also like being read to. Even at work, if you read aloud well, it can be engaging. Here, I offer tips on how to read ...

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