In a culture that rewards instant reactions, the simple act of pausing to read a little more can feel almost radical. Yet the evidence is piling up that choosing the longer article, the extra chapter, ...

Literacy rates in the United States have been declining for over a decade, with the COVID-19 pandemic worsening the trend. Experts suggest that language development begins in utero and that reading to ...

This holiday season, librarian Jennie Pu has put together a reading list of banned or frequently challenged books. She said they are titles that may have stirred up controversy but have also opened ...

It's no secret New Zealand is facing a literacy crisis. Education Minister Erica Stanford has voiced serious concerns about the reading and writing abilities of our tamariki, noting many are not ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Close-up woman hand holding a book to read. Reading for pleasure in the US has declined more ...

Yet, researchers have been curious about whether discerning the inner worlds of made-up characters translates to an enhanced capacity to comprehend people in real life. Previous work revealed that ...

Literacy rates in the United States have been declining for over a decade, with the COVID-19 pandemic worsening the trend. Experts suggest that language development begins in utero and that reading to ...