DEAR. OTTER. DIRT. SQUIRT. ZYLAR? It goes by many clever (and slightly ridiculous) names, but all of those acronyms refer to the act of reading recreationally at school. Many of the benefits of silent ...

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To enhance reading comprehension, you need to read.” Someone shared this comment on the guide I published yesterday on my ...

Some components of reading comprehension don't lend themselves well to scientific study, with the result that one component--"skills and strategies"--has come to overshadow the others. The middle of a ...

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Corpus Christi, Galena Park, and Fort Bend are among several Texas school districts participating in a study that will look at the impact of “collaborative strategic reading” on reading comprehension ...

Last summer, after decades of carefully filling in bubbles on answer sheets, LSAT test-takers in the United States and Canada traded in pen and paper for stylus and tablet. The digital LSAT brought ...

For the days when time is not on your side, here's how to read faster without missing a thing Thrillers and romance and mystery, oh my! There are almost too many great books to read in a lifetime to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. When students can’t understand what they’re reading, it may be because ...