Throughout 2025, Education Week has covered how states and districts are continuing to incorporate new instructional methods ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

(TNS) — What barriers do students face when asked to read text and show their comprehension of it? This question was posed by an English/language arts teacher and educational consultant to a group of ...

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the ...

There’s been a lot of concern about phonics instruction in recent months, sparked by an illuminating new audio documentary. But there’s another aspect of reading—comprehension—that is equally crucial, ...

Headlines have claimed AIs outperform humans at ‘reading comprehension,’ but in reality they’ve got a long way to go Headlines have claimed AIs outperform humans at ‘reading comprehension,’ but in ...

Reading remains one of the most critical foundations of education, shaping how individuals comprehend information, think ...

Even for people who love books, finding the opportunity to read can be a challenge. Many, then, rely on audiobooks, a convenient alternative to old-fashioned reading. You can listen to the latest ...