Libraries across the United States have implemented comprehensive summer reading programs designed to prevent the significant learning losses that can occur during summer months, when students ...

A new study published on July 3, 2013 found that reading books, writing, and participating in brain-stimulating activities at any age may preserve memory. The study was published online in the medical ...

March is Reading Month, aligning with the national Read Across America initiative to promote literacy. Community partnerships, including therapy dogs and local sports teams, help make reading more ...

The complexities of pediatric brain imaging have precluded studies that trace the neural development of cognitive skills acquired during childhood. Using a task that isolates reading-related brain ...

Reading is a mind relaxing activity. It gives you information and also gives you the space to be you and process your thoughts. Mindful reading not just engages your brain to read and understand a few ...

On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read independently ...

Phonics gets more attention in elementary English/language arts classrooms than other core foundational reading skills, like fluency. More generally, states’ new reading laws emphasizing foundational ...

The National Literacy Trust’s annual literacy survey 2025 reveals that one in three children and young people do not enjoy reading, with only 35% of eight to 18-year-olds stating that they enjoy ...