(Tech & Learning) A new meta-analysis looking at reading vs. listening to text either via an audiobook or other method has found no significant difference in comprehension outcomes. The study was recently published in Review of Educational Research and provides…
Keeping our children away from their phones and encouraging them to bury themselves in the pages of a book seems to be one of the biggest challenges we face as parents. While it’s easy to understand why smartphones and mobile…
(Parents' Picks Award) Welcome to the 10 Best Educational Products for Middle School Kids! As you help your child gear up for middle school, you may wonder which gadgets and items you should consider for your child. Keeping middle school…
(Tech & Learning) Tech & Learning magazine has named the winners of the Awards of Excellence: Best of 2021 contest, which recognizes educational technology that exceptionally supported teachers and students last year. The contest focused on outstanding products that supported…
(Book Riot) As a kid, I loved nothing more than listening to audiobooks while I played video games or drew in my ridiculous number of journals. The perfect union of some of my favorite activities helped me calm the anxieties…
(Center for Digital Education) Like e-books, the use of audiobooks grew substantially during the pandemic for both kids and adults. With many school and public libraries closed for print book checkout, readers had to resort to borrowing books online in…
(The Tower) I am nine years old, and I am jumping on a trampoline and reading Geronimo Stilton at the same time. I am fourteen years old, and I am dodging people in the school hallway with my torn up…
(ABC Australia) For Gemma Beriman, nothing beats reading to her two sons, Hudson and Bodhi, at bedtime. She's never been tempted to hand over those duties to a famous actor in a faraway recording studio. But Ms Beriman, a high school…