Give the gift that lasts! LearningStore: the best educational products at the best prices -- your purchases directly support Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
Today's Reading News

Promoting Literacy the Curious George Way

New York Times

The Library of Congress has chosen Curious George, the children's book character, to star in its new public service advertising campaign. Introduced Monday and distributed by the Advertising Council, the ads are intended to encourage parents to read with their children. According to Florida State University, this activity makes children more willing to read and increases the frequency of their reading.


Check out more of our selected reading news stories. Each weekday, we gather interesting news headlines about reading and early education. You can also sign up for our daily email service (or a weekly digest), to get the latest reading headlines sent directly to you.

Get our newsletters!

Follow Reading Rockets

Become a fan of Reading Rockets on Facebook! Watch our videos on YouTube Check out our podcasts in iTunes

"Thank you so much for the quality of your newsletter; I anticipate its arrival each month!"
~ Laurie L.

Reading Rockets Podcasts

Featured Sister Site

Colorin Colorado: A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners.

Colorin Colorado: A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners