Research from the Scholastic Reading for Life whitepaper shows that stories are a powerful mechanism for building resilience and helping young people develop empathy and cultivate emotional intelligence. Further, the Scholastic Kids and Family Reading Report™ found evidence of a positive connection between a child's reading frequency and their feelings of well-being: frequent readers were more likely than infrequent readers to report feeling proud (62 percent vs. 32 percent) and excited (59 percent vs. 46 p ...