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 ...

There are a lot of things that have improved over the past 50 years, but are still far from perfect: Car safety. Solar power uptake. Scores of medical procedures. Add reading comprehension instruction ...

Structured literacy, the science of reading and evidence-based literacy practice have become buzz words in literacy education. However, they are often used quite flippantly and without proper ...

Discusses the importance of identifying "Big Ideas" in reading comprehension. It contrasts two boys, Pete and Sam, where Pete effectively extracts key concepts from texts while Sam struggles. Using ...

• The 2025 What Kids Are Reading report includes insights from over 40,000 pupils in Scotland, and reveals children using structured reading programmes read 20.7 books a year, compared to just three ...