Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

Discover how a consistent 10-minute daily reading habit can significantly boost a child's vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence in just one month. Experts highlight simple, engaging strategies ...

READING, Pa. - Halloween came early at the Reading Public Museum! They held a trick-or-treat for all the little ghouls and goblins of Reading to enjoy. On top of trick-or-treating -- there were also ...

Walk through the hallways of my high school on any morning, and you’ll see students scrolling through TikTok, flipping between Snapchat stories, or checking their email before class starts. What you ...

People truly are reading less these days, especially for fun. It’s the central concern of a new study published in iScience that’s quantified just how much less reading people in the U.S. have been ...

Americans are reading for pleasure less. Let’s get back in the habit. By Jancee Dunn The staff at my local library are usually a convivial bunch, but when I asked them about a recent report that fewer ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer focusing on all things health and wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in health journalism, and though she has written about pretty much every health topic ...

New research from University College London and the University of Florida suggests that the number of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure is declining Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial ...

Reading for pleasure in the U.S. fell 40% over two decades, the study found. Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the United States down 40% over the past ...

From 2003 to 2023, the share of Americans who read for pleasure fell 40 percent, a sharp decline that is part of a continuing downward trend. By Maggie Astor Any reader knows the unique delight of ...

A sweeping new study finds daily pleasure reading in the U.S. has fallen more than 40% over the past two decades. The decline is sharpest among Black Americans, rural residents, and people with lower ...