Silent reading also directs students’ focus on comprehension because they aren’t inhibited by their ability to pronounce words and focus instead on reading for understanding. Another advantage that is ...

Building stamina—the attention span and endurance to read texts for sustained periods—is critical to support reading comprehension.

Around a fifth of children aged five to 16 will experience reading difficulties. Schools need clear guidelines on how to choose the best literacy programs for their students.

Make a chart with the five Ws and an H to help young readers build reading comprehension. Reviewing the five Ws (who, what, where, when and why) and an H (how) after reading a text can improve ...

For children to develop true reading comprehension skills, they need to practice over and over again.

Kids in school right now are learning all kinds of skills including reading. Megan Peek helps us check in with kids at home and make sure they understand what they're reading.

Extensive research with world-renowned research institutions has shown that ReadWorks is a game-changer for reading comprehension. ReadWorks’ thoughtfully designed, supplemental resources help ...

It would seem that to achieve higher reading scores in later grades, the missing ingredient is not primarily technical skill—not even skill in performing comprehension strategies—but knowledge.

Kids who don't read at grade level by third grade are at much greater risk of dropping out of school and are less likely to go on to higher education ...

Some parents are having trouble making sense of their kids' reading assignments while schools are closed. The explanation is a deeply entrenched by misguided approach to teaching comprehension ...