To improve literacy rates in the U.S., reading expert Timothy Shanahan says we need to stop looking for silver bullets and instead invest in teaching a much broader range of skills.

Forskere skal kartlegge barnas ferdigheter i lesing, skriving, språk, matematikk og sosial utvikling – fra barnehagealder og gjennom hele skoleløpet.

Hennes världsunika digitala läskompis har säkert de flesta hört talats om. Månadens forskare Josefine Karlsson vill på ett tvärvetenskapligt och innovativt sätt skapa ett engagemang kring läsning som främjar läsförståelsen hos barn och elever.

Encouraging middle school students to read books of all genres and reading levels can reignite their interest in reading.

Students in kindergarten through second grade can develop the ability to share original stories, strengthening their literacy skills.

We often hear about why it’s important that children read for pleasure, but we don’t seem to place that same importance on adults’ reading habits. So, is it important that adults read for enjoyment? And if so, how many adults actually read for pleasure on a regular basis?

When the revision process is scaffolded, students learn that writing multiple drafts can be fun and will lead to better writing.

Eleverna som deltog i läsprojektet "Läsa äger" fick inget lästapp under sommarlovet. Tvärtom ökade deras läsförståelse något och även ordförrådet ökade för de äldre barnen. Det visar forskning från Linnéuniversitetet.

Eleverna som deltog i läsprojektet "Läsa äger" fick inget lästapp under sommarlovet. Tvärtom ökade deras läsförståelse något och även ordförrådet ökade för de äldre barnen. Det visar forskning från Linnéuniversitetet.

When students are encouraged to think deeply about their writing processes, they become better writers.

Even though the importance of extensive reading practice is well documented, as are students’ changing leisure-time reading habits, knowledge of how much students read at school is still limited. Therefore, this study investigates how many pages of continuous text, nonfiction as well as fiction, students in middle (Grades 4–6) and lower secondary (Grades 7–9) school…

A year ago, in the depths of the pandemic, a high-tech literacy project set up shop at West Oakland’s KIPP Bridge Academy. Created by a former schoolteacher turned literacy specialist, Jessica Reid Sliwerski, Ignite Reading aimed to teach kids how to read on Zoom, offering one-on-one tutoring while eliminating Covid risks.