Reading Kingdom Blog https://blog.readingkingdom.com Teaching the World to Read English, One Child at a Time Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:37:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blog.readingkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/favicon.ico Reading Kingdom Blog https://blog.readingkingdom.com 32 32 23 Contronym Examples That Show Some Words are Their own Opposites. https://blog.readingkingdom.com/23-contronym-examples-that-show-some-words-are-their-own-opposites/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:33:00 +0000 https://blog.readingkingdom.com/?p=25497 From The Language Nerds The English language never stops to amaze. Its grammar and vocabulary always reveal extraordinary linguistic patterns and quirks that very few other languages have. We have written numerous times about the craziness of the English language, why it has the features it does, and why it can be so confusing sometimes. Other times, English can be tricky,...

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]]> John Merrow: The Great and Irreplaceable Dolly Parton on Why She Started Her Imagination Library https://blog.readingkingdom.com/john-merrow-the-great-and-irreplaceable-dolly-parton-on-why-she-started-her-imagination-library/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:13:00 +0000 https://blog.readingkingdom.com/?p=25473 Interviews By John Merrow If the state of the world has you down, here’s a reprieve, two interviews with the great Dolly Parton. The first is my extended interview with her, 13 years ago about her Imagination Library; the second piece is my report for the NewsHour, also from 2013. During my 41 years in journalism, I interviewed or spent...

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]]> Books are good for your brain. But fiction has a surprising added benefit. https://blog.readingkingdom.com/books-are-good-for-your-brain-but-fiction-has-a-surprising-added-benefit/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:01:00 +0000 https://blog.readingkingdom.com/?p=25446 Reading fiction may strengthen the social skills we use to understand and connect with others. By Richard Sima for The Washington Post Curling up with a good book isn’t just enjoyable. It’s also good for your brain. Reading in general — newspapers, magazines, nonfiction books — has been linked to slower rates of cognitive decline in older adults and even...

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]]> What Students Lose When Recess Is Squeezed Out of the Schedule https://blog.readingkingdom.com/what-students-lose-when-recess-is-squeezed-out-of-the-schedule/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:49:02 +0000 https://blog.readingkingdom.com/?p=25386 By Jennifer Vilcarino for Edweek While more than 100 years of research support the importance of recess for students, the fact remains that many schools do not have a restorative break in their daily schedule. Earlier this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidance on recess titled “The Crucial Role of Recess in School,” the group’s first update...

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]]> How did humans evolve language? It may be far more ancient than scientists realized https://blog.readingkingdom.com/how-did-humans-evolve-language-it-may-be-far-more-ancient-than-scientists-realized/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://blog.readingkingdom.com/?p=25139 A new study links genetic regions that predate the divergence of modern humans and Neanderthals to language By Jackie Flynn Mogensen for Scientific American In 2001 scientists studying human language made a breakthrough: by looking at the DNA of a family with a rare speech disability, they found that a mutation in a single gene called FOXP2 were responsible for...

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]]> 5 WAYS TO GET KIDS TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK https://blog.readingkingdom.com/5-ways-to-get-kids-to-do-their-homework/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:54:00 +0000 https://blog.readingkingdom.com/?p=25324 Reading Kingdom is an online K-3 reading program that uses a new “phonics-plus” model to teach students to read and write at a 3rd grade level with comprehension. Sign up for a complimentary Reading Kingdom trial (or any of our other products) here. We also have a program for students on the autism spectrum and others who face unique learning...

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