Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

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Even for people who love books, finding the opportunity to read can be a challenge. Many, then, rely on audiobooks, a convenient alternative to old-fashioned reading. You can listen to the latest ...

Building knowledge beginning in kindergarten can eliminate test-score gaps between lower- and higher-income students, according to a new study. Building students’ general knowledge can lead to ...

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the ...

Throughout 2025, Education Week has covered how states and districts are continuing to incorporate new instructional methods ...

Experts have long known that reading skills develop before the first day of kindergarten, but new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences from the Harvard Graduate ...

As reading on screens is chipping away at our comprehension, some of us are also noticing that our ability to focus on printed material like books has fallen. Professor Reichle says constant ...

Why do so many students struggle to understand what they read, even after they learn how to read? That’s a topic of hot debate among reading researchers. One camp has been arguing that schools have ...

Reading remains one of the most critical foundations of education, shaping how individuals comprehend information, think ...