American educators have returned to the notion that shared background knowledge is essential to reading instruction, ending a ...

Barrie Olson moves us beyond linear literacy instruction  For decades, reading instruction in the US has been the subject of debate while student scores haveremainedlargely stagnant—andit’stime for a ...

Once your child reaches elementary school, you’ll notice that your child’s reading level gets periodically tested. Maybe you remember this from when you were a kid, too. The question is: What does ...

There’s been a lot of concern about phonics instruction in recent months, sparked by an illuminating new audio documentary. But there’s another aspect of reading—comprehension—that is equally crucial, ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify Claude Goldenberg’s title. Writing about the ongoing debates in reading instruction can sometimes feel a bit like time travel. Take this passage, ...

India is facing a subtle yet serious learning challenge: not illiteracy, but aliteracy. Students today possess the ability to read, yet many lack the motivation to do so unless it directly serves an ...

Reading fluency is the ability to read with proper speed, accuracy, and expression. Children, and people in general, must be able to read fluently in order to understand what they’re reading. This ...