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No More Excuses, Minnesota. Let’s Teach Kids to Read.

No More Excuses, Minnesota. Let’s Teach Kids to Read.

Publications and Press August 25, 2025
While Minnesota continues to struggle with stagnant reading scores and persistent achievement gaps, Mississippi has implemented bold, research-driven reforms that are getting real results for kids. This site explains how
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Monticello Times 06.26.25 – Ambulance turns into Magic Book Bus as Rally to Read hits streets

Monticello Times 06.26.25 – Ambulance turns into Magic Book Bus as Rally to Read hits streets

Monticello site, Publications and Press August 25, 2025
MONTICELLO — There’s a new vehicle making its way through the city this summer, playing music as it slowly cruises through neighborhoods, tempting kids out of their homes as a
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Monticello Times 01.09.25 A community rally around literacy

Monticello Times 01.09.25 A community rally around literacy

Monticello site August 24, 2025
Language skill development doesn’t begin in a classroom, nor is it confined to one. Actually, it begins before birth. Long before students show up for preschool or kindergarten, their brain
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The Atlantic 10.1.2024 “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books”

The Atlantic 10.1.2024 “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books”

Publications and Press August 20, 2025
*Photo credit The Atlantic/Illustration by Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva THE ELITE COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO CAN’T READ BOOKS By Rose Horowitch Nicholas Dames has taught Literature Humanities, Columbia University’s required great-books course, since 1998. He
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Harper Collins Publishers  04.30.25 “New research reveals that parents are losing the love of reading aloud”

Harper Collins Publishers 04.30.25 “New research reveals that parents are losing the love of reading aloud”

Publications and Press August 20, 2025
New research reveals that parents are losing the love of reading aloud, with fewer than half saying reading to children is “fun for me” and Gen Z parents thinking of
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Ruthlessly Hopeful. 05.14.2025 “Wired to Read”

Ruthlessly Hopeful. 05.14.2025 “Wired to Read”

Publications and Press August 20, 2025
The trajectory of success in life is exponentially higher for a child who is “wired” to read by age three and reads proficiently by 3rd grade than for those children
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Star Tribune 05.13.2025 “Opinion: When seen, children shine”

Star Tribune 05.13.2025 “Opinion: When seen, children shine”

News, Publications and Press August 20, 2025
*Photo Credit Star Tribune/iStock  Opinion: When seen, children shine Every child deserves a lap to sit on as they learn to read. Missing out could have lifelong impacts. By Tim
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Star Tribune 10.15.24 “Readers Write: Student illiteracy, the merits of the Electoral College”

Publications and Press October 28, 2024
Who’s to blame for student illiteracy? Look in the mirror, administrators. In the Oct. 11 Star Tribune, columnist Denise Johnson wrote about the poor state of literacy in Minnesota (“Boost
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Star Tribune 10.10.24 “Johnson: Boost literacy levels for Minnesota students”

Publications and Press October 28, 2024
Our state shouldn’t accept its current concerning rates of reading proficiency. Reading is fundamental. Learning to read well by the third grade can make or break a student’s future success.
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How to Talk to a Baby

Resources August 19, 2024
How to Dad is a delightful YouTuber Dad from New Zealand. His video tutorial on how fathers can stimulate brain and literacy development while talking to their baby.
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Recent posts

  • No More Excuses, Minnesota. Let’s Teach Kids to Read. August 25, 2025
  • Monticello Times 06.26.25 – Ambulance turns into Magic Book Bus as Rally to Read hits streets August 25, 2025
  • Monticello Times 01.09.25 A community rally around literacy August 24, 2025
  • The Atlantic 10.1.2024 “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books” August 20, 2025
  • Harper Collins Publishers 04.30.25 “New research reveals that parents are losing the love of reading aloud” August 20, 2025
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