Despite misconceptions that the approach is one-size-fits-all or English-only, a Children’s Equity Project report details how ...

Reading Horizons®, a trusted leader in structured literacy for more than 40 years, today announced Ascend™, a breakthrough ...

Words are powerful, and a rich vocabulary can provide young people with significant advantages. Successful vocabulary development is associated with better vocational, academic and health outcomes.

University of Georgia undergraduate education classes are tutoring reading skills with kindergarteners this spring in a local high poverty school. We are trying to support the children as they get on ...

The film discusses the importance of reading skills and self-improvement, particularly focusing on word recognition, vocabulary building, understanding context, identifying main ideas, interpreting ...

Children of poverty clearly have slower vocabulary development, and this appears to be related not only to the quantity but also the quality of their interaction with parents (“Research on Quality of ...

Asher Freije, a Scholastic Kids reporter, highlights the importance of reading for children amidst the dominance of screens in their daily lives. Freije, who is part of the Scholastic Kids Press, ...

U.S. students -- from the richest to the least privileged -- have trouble with words, and they're getting worse. This time, though, it's not just the schools that are failing them. A recent news ...

As reading scores remain a top concern for schools nationwide, many districts are experimenting with ability-based grouping ...

Sharing a book with your baby will build her vocabulary fast, but time with screens likely won't, Norwegian researchers report. Their new study on shared reading and vocabulary size dovetails with a ...