In a world drowning in information, the real threat is not the burning of books, but the extinguishing of thought ...

To enhance reading comprehension, you need to read.” Someone shared this comment on the guide I published yesterday on my ...

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the ...

IN an era dominated by digital media and rapidly advancing technology, reading printed books is increasingly viewed as a ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Nearly a half ...

We hear it all the time: AI is changing the world. It’s an easy thing to say, but when the hype is this loud, it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s just noise. Experts and opportunists start to ...

We recently reported that reading is in trouble. Multiple studies in multiple places seem to be showing the same thing. Adults are reading less. Children are reading less. Teenagers are reading a lot ...

Genetics, audio processing and environment can all impact how our brains connect sounds to the symbols we use to read ...

The Lede Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today. This way of perceiving social reality—and particularly a person’s reading life—may seem inane, even deranged. But performative reading ...

Reading, once a daily activity for many people, seems to be losing ground today. Over the past twenty years, regular reading practice has dropped dramatically, revealing a profound cultural ...