How do you teach children to read? This question is at the heart of a decades-long battle. When we read our eyes skim the print, we notice the length of the word and maybe the first letter, then our ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - For the second school year in a row, the Alabama Literacy Act is in full effect. The new law mandates that third graders must read at grade level before advancing to the ...

A two-volume set containing the writings of William Penn and published in London in 1726 has found a new permanent home in the Reading Public Library. The books titled “A Collection of the Works of ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to note that the cancellation of contracts to develop U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse practice guides affected at least two guides that ...

Only 31% of fourth-grade students in the U.S. are at or above the proficiency level for the nation's reading assessment, the National Assessment of Educational Progress said. Add to that, a new report ...

Reading works on the mind in ways that few other activities can. Each page requires focus on words and their meaning, which strengthens the brain like steady training builds muscle. Stories or ...

Chicago Tribune journalist and WBEZ radio host Rick Kogan presents guests from Chicago’s literary community reading works by their favorite Chicago authors. Writers Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), Jane ...