In our “Why I'm Running” series, Boston Marathon runners share what's inspiring them to make the 26.2-mile trek from ...

As promised, you are going to read some sentences of not-so-great literature using simplified spelling, which is popularly known as Dr. Snarf’s Nu-Spel. Let’s start with some one-liners whose authors ...

Below is my interview with Caitlin Pyle about her flexible work from home job as a court transcript proofreader (working ...

Early childhood curriculum strengthens music skills that support reading achievement I have been BLOWN away by what the ...

New edition builds on the widely used prior version—now expanded to 530+ questions, added diagnostics, difficulty ...

If you read a book in 2025—just one book—you belong to an endangered species. Like honeybees and red wolves, the population of American readers, Lector americanus, has been declining for decades. The ...

A Children’s Booker prize, library cards for newborns and a major campaign – initiatives to encourage a love of books in children are a cause for celebration Reading to children from a young age leads ...

The Lede Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today. This way of perceiving social reality—and particularly a person’s reading life—may seem inane, even deranged. But performative reading ...

Hollowed out. That’s how I frequently described West Virginia University during the nine years I worked there before leaving this summer. There was a library, but it bought fewer and fewer books. The ...

Nearly a year ago, when Education Week hosted an online conference about adolescent literacy across the content areas, we got a lot of interested and enthusiastic responses from participants. But we ...

They say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but around these parts, we know nothing tops the launch of the annual Popsugar Reading Challenge — our take on a virtual book club that ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. What’s going on? This debate over ...