At least 26 states have passed laws about how schools teach reading since APM Reports’ Sold a Story podcast began in 2022.

Reading aloud is a wonderful way to build a love of stories and language. But listening to books does not, on its own, teach most children how to read. Only about 5 percent of students will learn to ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

English learners are sometimes an afterthought in 'science of reading' policies. Some educators want to change that.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved Assembly Bill 1454, which provides elementary school teachers with training in ...

Dianne Brewington, an instructor with Literacy KC at their newest headquarters in the old Westport Middle School in Kansas City. The organization that helps adults and families to improve literacy ...

In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

One in four young Americans, aged 16 to 24, cannot read beyond basic text — even as high school graduation rates rise. Data ...

Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand ...

The 66-year-old has been working on his reading and writing skills through a literacy program run with the help of volunteers.