GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Ashley Miggins' journey to college ... the pages of her college textbooks, she tried to make sense of the words, to understand the concepts. Her reading comprehension, though ...

Reading books may have several health benefits. These include strengthening your brain, increasing your ability to empathize, reducing stress, and building your vocabulary. Share on Pinterest ...

associate director of admissions at Pepperdine University's Seaver College in California. “Reading allows students to expand their vocabulary and explore experiences outside of their own through ...

Nation's Report Card finds that U.S. kids' vocabulary skills need improvement Reading a broad variety of topics can help improve vocabulary Findings from a new federal study suggest that U.S ...

It also comes with the ancillary benefits of increasing children’s vocabulary and background knowledge. One recent study found that parents reading to their children as young as 1 to 2.5 years ...