Recently, two Massachusetts families filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit targeting publishers and authors of literacy curricula ...

Students across Oregon are still struggling with reading and writing – but a Eugene area district says it's seeing ...

First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing ...

Over the past few years, millions of educators have embraced the science of reading, in many cases radically transforming how ...

But as the science of reading movement has spread, researchers and advocates have taken aim at this method—and more generally, the idea of using “sight word” lists as an instructional tool.

Literacy is a gift we give our children. It’s reading a poem by, say, Joseph Bruchac and understanding not just the words, ...

Here's what the experts say about our reading habits—and whether you should change them. Though the average American only spends about half an hour reading a day, they spend several hours online ...

Educators and reading enthusiasts throughout the country rejoiced when cameras caught the Eagles’ leading receiver reading a book while he was on the bench late in the second half Sunday.

While Rodriguez does assign his nearly 180 students specific reading tasks, he makes sure they include a diverse array of material—from analytical and science-based essays to classic works like ...

Schools around the country are also in the middle of significant changes to how they teach literacy, as many districts adopt “science of reading” approaches following debates over reading curricula.

READING, Pa. – Police were on the scene of a reported deadly stabbing in Reading Wednesday. As of Wednesday night, the investigation was in its early stages, but it was reported that there was ...

Brooke Moyer Manbeck, 91, of Reading, PA entered eternal rest on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Born in the same home where he lived for all his life, he entered the world on July 11, 1933 ...