Despite expectations that students master basic reading skills by third grade, many continue to struggle with reading into upper elementary school and beyond. A new study commissioned by the Advanced ...

Teaching a child to read is all about "decoding," a fundamental skill in which readers sound out unfamiliar words. While it may seem like a fancy educational term – and some parents will hear it a ...

What mystifies many parents is where and why the reading process breaks down. Although, problems may occur in any area, decoding, comprehension, or retention, the root of most reading problems, in the ...

After more than 50 years of teaching reading, I'm meeting more teachers who observe that many of their children "can read fluently at high level but don't have a clue about what they just read". True ...

During this school year, thousands of children will begin reading. Despite their best efforts, however, up to a tenth of them will struggle. If we were aware of the early warning signs, we could help ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. After more than 50 years of teaching reading, I'm hearing more comments such as "Dick/Jane can read fluently at a high level but don't ...