When Mia Appling was in kindergarten, she was in a near-fatal car accident. Her teacher brought sympathy, warmth, and a pile ...

Research shows Oregon’s reading scores have continued to fall in recent years. Why is that, and how do we fix it?

This is a response to Nell V.’s letter encouraging parents to teach their children to read before entering kindergarten. She had some good thoughts (not rushing was my favorite). I have taught reading ...

After the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers noted a stark drop in both reading and math scores among students of all ages.

Male wearing glasses and pink shirt: It's very important when you're looking at a job description, because we need to not only read, but we also need to understand what the employer is looking for.

By now, you may have seen the recent spate of articles bemoaning the plight of the novel, that outdated 18th-century ...

One of 11 schools found in breach of government requirements to teach reading, writing and maths for an hour a day has yet to ...

The best case against novels goes something like this: They’re long, students don’t read them outside of class, and they should make way for other aspects of instruction. As educators, we feel ...

As a coalition representing educators, parents, business leaders, and other advocates, we were disturbed by the Feb. 4 op-ed “The fallacy of settled science in literacy.” Nancy Carlsson-Paige ...

"This is not just a pandemic story... We know that teachers are not asking as much for essay responses," Carr said. "Students are also reading on devices. They're not reading the kind of passages ...