Here are some of the most highly-regarded free reading apps for kids spanning iOS, Android, and Kindle devices. ... Multiple-choice questions follow to test comprehension.

For several decades, elementary schools in New York City and across the country have turned to Columbia University education professor and acclaimed reading guru Lucy Calkins to answer that question.

How the U.S. records kids' reading comprehension skills "Achievement levels," according to the NAEP site, "are performance standards that describe what students should know and be able to do."The ...

Reading with your kids is important. We all know this. If you’re like me, you dive into book after book with abandon. But it turns out that by plowing through stories, we may be missing a key ...

It's time for summer reading lists, reading programs, and reading challenges! Get your kids, ages 5 to 18, reading with book recommendations from these up-to-date summer reading lists. These ...

One proven way to boost your child’s self-confidence and meta-cognition is The Writing and Sharing Connections Process, a method developed by Dr. Deborah Wooten.

Recent STAAR test results show that while Texas students increased literacy rates slightly, nearly half of students in third to eighth grade still can’t read on grade level.

Building reading comprehension through writing is a contrast from the typical approach, Gault said. “Almost every reading tool today uses multiple-choice questions as the main mechanism for then ...

Now she’s turned her attention to the other aspect of reading: comprehension, or—as the documentary is titled—"what the words say.” As always, Hanford’s reporting makes for great listening.

This is the third of five posts I am publishing this week by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, all dedicated to reading and based on his new book, “Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and ...