Q: I want to share my suggestions for the parents of children who have difficulty reading or don’t enjoy reading, because I also had difficulty reading as a child and young adult. I didn’t remember ...

The “science of reading” movement has shifted early reading practices across the country, with more than 40 states mandating that schools explicitly teach beginning readers how to decode words. So why ...

“If you are just able to decode the words, but you don’t have the context to understand them, you’re not getting to that effective, efficient, purposeful reading for meaning,” explains Dr. Molly Ness, ...

Poor reading skills are common in many countries. Children may not have developed effective reading skills even after seven years of primary education. "In Zambia we have a very innovative policy ...

Every year, early elementary teachers welcome students with a wide range of reading abilities into their classrooms. Some kindergarteners may be reading whole books, for example, while others don’t ...

Teaching reading has always been a subject of debate, a debate that involves a balancing act of multiple factors. Currently, the “reading wars” are best embodied by debates that are centered on the ...

From phonics games to decodable books, early literacy strategies are giving young learners the tools to become confident readers. Teachers, parents, and programs are focusing on systematic, hands-on ...

What if video games, instead of being an obstacle to literacy, could actually help children improve their reading abilities? Scientists have tested an action video game for children, aimed to enhance ...

The seemingly simple task of reading is anything but simple. The moment our eyes fall on a word, a complex set of processes -- physical, neurological, and cognitive -- is set in motion, enabling us to ...