July 4 th is the celebration of America’s birthday. It brings lots of sounds like sizzling barbeque, pool splashing, and popping fireworks. What if we used the power of sound to help the young reader ...

"Swimmers, take your mark!" A buzzer sounds. Another row of capped little swim team members dove in a nearby neighborhood pool, splashing my legs with pool water. One night last week, I spent five-and ...