Lawmakers in some states are trying to ban the "cueing" approach, which asks students to rely on pictures or context clues to ...

The science behind reading quirks As the daughter of a librarian, I grew up surrounded by books. My mother was the librarian ...

Overpreparing for communication can backfire. When scripts replace presence, connection is lost. Real impact happens when we stay open to the moment.

Philly’s long had a thriving vintage clothing scene, but the latest boutiques and thrift shops are redefining “throwback” ...

Some stories demand hours and silence while others fit neatly into spare moments between the everyday noise. The rise of ...

Opportunities to read and work through text with a peer encourage students to take an active role in their learning.

Focusing on evidence-based teaching practices is critical when teaching students how to read, says this letter to the editor.

Readers react to Joseph Bottum’s academic experiment.

More than half of third-graders did not meet the state’s bar for reading proficiency last spring, while fourth- and ...

When background actors secure a job, most expect to be working a few days, at most. They don’t expect to be working every day for months. Last July, a casting call went out for a new show, ...

Wink Martindale, a radio and television entertainer known to audiences as host of classic game shows including “Tic-Tac-Dough ...

After an unholy week on Wall Street and in Washington, “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its new episode with help from the Bible. With Mikey Day portraying Jesus, the cast began the show by enacting a ...