In today’s fast-paced world, literacy is more than just knowing how to read and write — it’s a key to independence. For Turquessa Francis, clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy, School ...

In the world of structured literacy, there are few names that are as recognizable as Barbara Wilson. A renowned literacy expert, Barbara Wilson co-founded Wilson Language Training®, an evidence-backed ...

Barbara A. Wilson, M.Ed. is Co-Founder of Wilson Language Training® (WLT). For 35+ years, she’s brought Structured Literacy to educators through consultation to organizations focused on reading, ...

Thriving communities aren’t built by chance—they are the product of vision, investment and a deep commitment to the people who call them home. One of the greatest influences in my life, the late ...

MIDLAND Drawing on her own love of learning, Texas first lady Cecilia Abbott addressed the importance of reading at the Literacy Summit Tuesday. The gathering was called Reading is Power Advancing ...

It’s something we use every single day, whether it’s to celebrate a victory, express sorrow, debate our opinions, or enhance our knowledge of a topic. As we celebrate National Literacy Month this ...

Barbara Shoup remembers when she taught a freewriting class to fifth graders, one little girl was stumped, struggling to scrawl her pencil across the page. Shoup went up to the girl, “one of those ...

Across Rowan County, something powerful is happening every day, often quietly and often one person at a time. In library meeting rooms, school classrooms, breakrooms at local businesses and living ...

Tom Selleck may have played many roles throughout his decades-long career — private investigator, cowboy, police commissioner — but at an event in Houston, the Hollywood icon stepped into a new one: ...