An abundance of decodable readers at libraries across the Port Macquarie-Hastings region are set to help boost literacy skills for children who have learning difficulties, including Blake Herbert.

Melissa Taylor is a former teacher and literacy trainer as well as a mother of two, blogger, and children’s book expert. She created and writes the popular blog Imagination Soup. She is also a ...

As a new school year approaches and more school districts implement state-mandated evidence-based reading instruction, the literacy crisis is front of mind. The alarm bells are still ringing in the ...