reading Archives - San Antonio Report

Third-grade children from area school districts celebrate the Read to the Final Four tip-off event at the Magik Theatre on Thursday.

San Antonio third graders compete for a school library makeover in NCAA Final Four reading challenge

by Isaac Windes October 20, 2024October 19, 2024

Area students take on the NCAA Final Four reading challenge as school leaders look to boost subpar reading scores.

Terrie Sharp, the librarian at McCollum High School guides students during an activity center centered around Cowboys Read, a book club that approaches reading with less pressure.

A different kind of book club encourages hesitant readers at high school

by Isaac Windes December 19, 2023December 19, 2023

YMCA Site Director Autumn Molina helps Austin, 4, read a book at the YMCA After School Care Program at the Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children.

How a science-based approach can improve reading outcomes in Texas schools

by Heather Haynes Smith November 7, 2020November 6, 2020

Commentary: While We Are Apart, Reading Can Help Us Better Connect With Each Other

by Michael Fischer March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

Author JR Helton

UTSA’s J.R. Helton Files ‘Dispatches from the Working Class’

by Alexandra van de Kamp January 31, 2018January 31, 2020

Christian Borres looks at books with his daughter Isabella, age 7, at the new Potranco Branch Library.

Picking Up a Book Helps Kids Learn a Second Language

by Mary Field December 26, 2017

Great Libraries Make Great Cities

by Jean Brady June 13, 2017June 12, 2017

A mother and her son look through the books available at the 2013 Texas Book Festival at the Texas State Capitol in Austin.

San Antonio Book Festival Releases Full Schedule

by Sarah Billman March 28, 2017March 28, 2017

El Día del Guajolote: A Chicana Fable for Thanksgiving

by Nora Lee Peterson November 15, 2016January 31, 2020

More than Trivia, San Antonio Uncovered Reveals City’s ‘Essence’

by Hanna Oberhofer November 14, 2016January 6, 2017