"There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing." The post College Students Are Rapidly Losing ...

"I used to assign full books in literature courses, but I know most of my students can't do that now." ...

I recognize I usually start with some kind of funny story or joke, but this is definitely not one. It's a simple question: Has any policy ever looked more politically dunderheaded in immediate ...

Of the long list of joys I miss about teaching, reading aloud to classes is at the top. A special bond is formed between a teacher and students with a shared text, especially a novel that takes weeks ...

It’s time for some remedial education for California’s public school system. UC Berkeley students — ostensibly the best K-12 ...

The United States faces a nationwide crisis in which our young people are reading at alarmingly low rates, with just 1 in 3 fourth graders meeting proficiency standards. So why are some on the right ...

Loralyn LaBombard is the only reading specialist at Bow Memorial School, a middle school serving grades 5-8 in a leafy town outside Concord, N.H. In the world of literacy education, that is not an ...

A stunning report revealed that many university professors now find themselves teaching students who struggle to read, not just to interpret literature or write essays, but to understand basic text on ...