I am surprised to see how sensitive the authors of Reading First are to criticism (“Countering ‘Reading First’ Critics,” Letters, Feb. 4, 2009). After all, I am not the only person to observe that the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Special colored "overlays" for reading materials may not immediately improve reading skills in children with a controversial condition known as Irlen syndrome, a new study ...

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 ...

This is the first of two stories focusing on teaching Milwaukee students to read. This is part of the By the Book series, which examines reading curriculum, instructional methods and solutions in K-12 ...

Educational attainment only partially affected these associations, which highlight the long-lasting effects of childhood reading problems on cognitive ability across the life course, say the ...

Less than half of Louisiana public school students in kindergarten, first, second and third grades are reading on grade level, according to new figures released Tuesday by the state Department of ...

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 ...

Business profile Reading Therapy Center Director: Chontelle Hansen Where: 1100 32nd Ave. S., Suite I, Moorhead Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Chontelle Hansen emphasizes vowel sounds as she works with ...

ST. PETERSBURG — Westgate Elementary School fifth grader Dylan Dixon says he doesn’t really like reading all that much. Dylan came to the Pinellas County school district’s inaugural Camp Read Strong, ...

In a late-session surprise, the Louisiana House has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would bar third graders with reading problems from moving to the fourth grade. Around 4,500 of Louisiana's third ...

Andrea Yon is used to helping students in need. At the Williston-Elko Middle School in rural South Carolina, where she has taught for seven years, more than 3 out of every 4 students are poor enough ...