“Knowledge-building” has become a buzzword in reading instruction. It refers to English/language arts approaches that aim to systematically build students’ understanding of the world—rather than ...

Barrie Olson moves us beyond linear literacy instruction  For decades, reading instruction in the US has been the subject of debate while student scores haveremainedlargely stagnant—andit’stime for a ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the ...

India is facing a subtle yet serious learning challenge: not illiteracy, but aliteracy. Students today possess the ability to read, yet many lack the motivation to do so unless it directly serves an ...