literacy

One of the more popular features in the magazine is "Hidden Pictures," the visual puzzle that challenges kids to find small pictures inside a larger scene.

National

'Highlights' Magazine Sticks To Winning Formula Of Mixing Fun With Learning

9:47am November 27, 2019

by Andy Chow

In the fast-paced ever-changing world of children's entertainment, Highlights magazine, founded in 1946, slows things down with short articles and puzzles.

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Robert Hartmann meets with his tutor, Sandy DeLuck, at the public library in Winterport, Maine. Hartmann reads at about a first-grade level.

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Arts
Education

Casting Aside Shame And Stigma, Adults Tackle Struggles With Literacy

5:00am April 26, 2018

Over the past 25 years, U.S. adult literacy rates have not improved. Learning how to read, one adult learner says, is like "opening up a Christmas present every day."

Wilbur Sargunaraj tours the backwaters of Kerala, India.

World News

India's Kerala Has It All: Beauty, Bananas, Long Life, Girl Power

12:24pm February 24, 2015

by Marc Silver

President Obama praised the Indian state last month for good reason. It's got beaches, backwaters and the country's longest life expectancy and highest literacy rate. Plus, girls outnumber boys!