Mike Wood, the founder of LeapFrog Enterprises, died by physician assisted suicide surrounded by his family on April 10.

The young father, worried his struggles with reading would continue as he got older, began working on an innovative prototype that would later become a best-selling toy across the US.

It was during this time while teaching his young son how to read that Mike realized the importance of phonics in early childhood ... The Leapfrog Educational Toy Company was born and went on ...

Some people think babies are born smart or that what matters is having rich parents who can send their kids to fancy schools.

Mike Wood, the visionary founder of LeapFrog Enterprises, known for revolutionizing children's literacy, passed away at 72 ...

For many, the “science of reading” has become synonymous with phonics instruction. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have said the movement to align reading instruction with what the ...

Back in the 1960s, kids didn’t need screens or smartphones to get excited — they just needed a toy that talked, bounced, or came with a miniature kitchen. This was a golden age of hands-on fun ...