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 Getty A new study published on Aug. 20 by ...

"The simple routine of reading with your child ... can help bolster the child's success in school and beyond," the study's lead author told Rutgers Today A new study is suggesting that reading with ...

We see not just with our eyes, but with our brains. A mosaic of specialized areas in a brain region known as the visual ...

Sarah J. Maas, Freida McFadden and Emily Henry – can these popular authors join forces and save the day against a dangerous decline in reading for enjoyment? Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted ...

Test scores at 66 of the state’s lowest-performing schools strongly outpaced similar schools after educators adopted phonics-based instruction, offering some of the most compelling evidence to date ...

Children who start to read for fun early in life get better test scores by the time they reach adolescence, according to a new study. Reading for pleasure by the age of nine is also linked to better ...

Specific writing strategies can play an important role in boosting reading comprehension. That’s the bottom-line finding of a new analysis of research. The report, out today from the Carnegie ...

WASHINGTON — The latest key to a long life may be as close as your local library. A new study suggests that people who read a lot of books tend to live longer. And it doesn’t matter whether it is ...