Reading ability is one of the critical literacies students require for twenty-first-century skills. To develop students’ reading skills, teachers employ appropriate teaching approaches to guide ...

In my columns, I often emphasize the importance of reading. Some of you have told me that I’m too tough on students. Others say that I’m exaggerating, that things can’t possibly be this bad. If you ...

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 ...

A viral video shows Philadelphia high school students struggling to read and comprehend a complex sentence. The student who posted the video was reportedly threatened with punishment by school ...