Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

One of the leading issues in the modern era is the gradual decline of reading comprehension among us, students—that is, the gradual decrease in a student's ability to understand, interpret, and ...

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, ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence found that teens who use apps regularly can struggle with ...

"However, comprehension drops when we are using a screen to read information-dense text, like a textbook for study. "The amount of time you have available also seems to be a factor, as when readers ...

Three key skills—academic language, perspective taking, and complex reasoning—can predict how well a student does with the kind of deep reading comprehension required in secondary school and beyond, ...

Children who read printed books demonstrate better comprehension and concentration, while screens are associated with lower ...