It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages. In recent years, scientists have studied ...

It's not too late to turn the page on old habits and start reading again in 2026. People often stop reading in adulthood because they're fatigued from school book assignments or just don't have the ...

The folks at the Humboldt Literacy Project estimate that some 14,000 of our neighbors in Humboldt are functionally illiterate. That means they would struggle to fill out a form or understand ...

As the summer holidays begin in Australia, parents may feel concerned their children will "forget how to spell their own ...

The library in Caldwell, Texas, runs adult ed classes with a small budget. It could be a model for more communities in the ...

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

Mayor Adams took notable steps toward improving reading instruction in New York. But families and advocates say many students ...

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 ...

Not once, in the four and a half years I learned at home, did anyone from the state come to assess what sort of education I ...

There is clearly no need for formal instruction in "how to play," in "getting along with the group," in "selecting a dentist, ...

Imagine that you show up to a coworker’s birthday dinner or a new book club hoping for the easy flow of connection you once had as a child, and, instead, you leave with polite small talk and a vague ...