Reading is a complex cognitive skill that predicts career prospects and social mobility throughout our lifetimes. For ...

Try a straightforward three-step strategy to help students get comfortable with exploring challenging reading assignments.

Are you a teacher, instructional coach, or school leader who is concerned about how to support all students in accessing grade-level texts? If so, you are not alone. In fact, in a survey last year, ...

Taking a Master’s in Literacy Education or Teaching Reading offers significant professional, pedagogical, and financial ...

After reading the title (and illustration) and before reading the passage. Design a series of questions that are related to the text for students to discuss before reading the text. Guide students to ...

After nearly two decades instructing both students and teachers, Jennifer Throndsen has identified three key tools to scaffold literacy instruction for developing readers: active reading, background ...

Better understand your assigned readings Formulate questions to use in class discussions Record interesting thoughts for future papers and assignments Better recall information for tests and quizzes ...

Early struggles with reading can have lifelong impacts on mental, physical and emotional health. Understanding who is most at risk of experiencing reading difficulties can inform strategies for early ...

New challenges, new projects, and new ideas require new approaches to reading — and most Northwestern undergrads at some point will feel unprepared for the type and quantity of reading required here.

We read a lot on our devices and not in physical books. How long it takes to read something depends on the person reading the content. To make reading a quick affair, there is an innovative technique ...