My weekly language classes have taught me humility more than anything else. Ayaka Ono, my current Japanese teacher, estimates she’s tutored about 600 students over 15 years. They’ve been mostly ...

It's not too late to turn the page on old habits and start reading again in 2026. People often stop reading in adulthood because they're fatigued from school book assignments or just don't have the ...

The folks at the Humboldt Literacy Project estimate that some 14,000 of our neighbors in Humboldt are functionally illiterate. That means they would struggle to fill out a form or understand ...

As the summer holidays begin in Australia, parents may feel concerned their children will "forget how to spell their own ...

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

There is clearly no need for formal instruction in "how to play," in "getting along with the group," in "selecting a dentist, ...

The Medina County Park District has a generous list of programs to encourage healthy activity during the month of January.

Julia Dvorak is worried her 83-year-old mother’s emergency room trips for seizures are depleting her retirement savings and ...

A doctor gave me 2 pieces of advice for raising toddlers. Then I started using them on difficult adults. My pediatrician gave me a knowing look as my whiny 18-month-old daughter wriggled out of my ...

When she was in second grade, Meghan Buchanan's pediatrician told her parents that their daughter would not achieve much ...

What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to [email protected]. List the time, date, location, cost ...

Those are just some of the immediate and far-reaching consequences of the Trump administration’s decision last Friday to abruptly cancel close to 20 ongoing five-year grants—collectively worth $168 ...