However, children must be able to easily understand how a particular moral lesson is relevant to their ... lasting changes in their own preferences. Reading them realistic, relatable stories ...

Many bestselling children’s storybooks, like The Lorax, aim to teach kids important moral lessons. But do they ... rather than reading a storybook. In this case, the majority of our participants ...

Children were assigned to hear eitherThe Tortoise and the Hare(the control story without a clear 'moral' lesson about honesty/dishonesty) or one of the following experimental stories: 1.

But since many children in this study did not see these characters as similar to themselves, researchers say they may be less likely to translate social lessons ... act on the moral of the story ...

It is an urgent moral and economic imperative that our schools do a better job of preparing students for today's globally-competitive world.” Reading is indeed crucial to success in school and ...

One might expect a book that dispatches moral lessons to be dull reading. But To Kill a Mockingbird is no sermon. The lessons are presented in a seemingly effortless style, all the while tackling ...

This research shows that "deep reading -- slow, immersive, rich in sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity -- is a distinctive experience," a kind of reading that differs in kind and ...