Mark Bauerlein discusses the argument that reading comprehension is based on previous knowledge of the subject of a given passage. Brainstorm: Reading Is Not a Skill ...

“That says your reading skill is going to affect how you tackle problems in other domains, and helps us better understand children with learning difficulties in both reading and math.” As the line ...

Is Reading a Skill? By Richard Whitmire — August 30, 2010 1 min read. Share article; Remove Save to ... It’s why President Bush’s massive Reading First program never soared ...

Reading skill linked to differences in brain structure. Published. 14 August 2013. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. By Suzi Gage. BBC News.

Willingham made a similar argument about reading comprehension back in September, when the draft of the common standards came out. Sean Cavanagh wrote about that column for this blog, and I also ...