Literacy

Man Starts Street School To Teach Kids From Slum To Read And Write

India has the largest population of illiterate adults in the world.
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Adorable Kids Ask Pharrell Hard-Hitting Questions About His New Book 'Happy'

"You guys are making me so nervous," Pharrell said at his kids-only press conference.
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Science Proves Reading To Kids Really Does Change Their Brains

MRIs provide hard proof.
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These Phone Notifications Could Actually Change Your Kid's Life

Here's one genuinely brilliant use for text messages.
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Why Poetry Matters

Poetry is how we say to the world, and to each other, "I am here." Some of my most beloved poets -- Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Billy Collins and Naomi Shihab Nye -- talk about poetry as a way to document the world and our common experiences, to say what needs to be said in a direct, powerful and beautiful way.
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