One of the primary missions of any educational institution is to produce graduates who are literate. The ability to derive meaning from print is central to the definition of literacy. Many people ...

Are screen time books and stories bad for the kids? Screen time books and e-readers both offer a convenient way for parents and children to engage with books and each other. Because of their ...

Allowing video to crowd out reading means trading selecting and constructing for patience and willingness to follow direction. It’s a poor bargain in the age of AI.

The WIDA ACCESS language proficiency test is used across close to 40 states as part of the federal requirement to determine whether English learners continue to need language-development services. The ...

Sitting down to read with my kids before bed is, hands-down, my favorite part of our day. It’s the snuggles, sure, and the quality time together sans distractions, but it’s also the fact that we get ...

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Better understand your assigned readings Formulate questions to use in class discussions Record interesting thoughts for future papers and assignments Better recall information for tests and quizzes ...

"Leaders are losing critical thinking to AI and scrolling. Reading rebuilds it. A practical guide to starting and protecting ...

The pandemic has increased the amount of reading young children do in digital formats, and a new research analysis suggests parent and teacher behavior can mean the difference in whether e-books help ...