In 2016, Education Week published an opinion piece saying kids reading comprehension skills are struggling not because of teachers but because kids lack a well-rounded base of knowledge to begin with.

Many children face reading challenges due to complex skill development, learning differences like dyslexia, or environmental ...

With 15 pairs of eyes fixed on her, 1st-grade teacher Jessica Allen shouts the word “plug.” “Now show me the vowel that makes the sound in plug,” Allen says. Fifteen little bodies drop instantly to ...

When Inside Higher Education recently interviewed college students about their reading, a University of Florida sophomore claimed she relied entirely on YouTube videos to explain her reading. Academic ...

Every year in Shaun Banks’ class, her 4th graders write a biography about a philanthropist who has benefited their community. Banks, who teaches in Chicago Public Schools, asks her students to use ...

Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as much complexity as in the past." ...

If your kiddo doesn’t care for paper books and prefers to read on a tablet or other device, you may want to direct them back to traditional books and magazines—at least while they’re young. A 2023 ...