Some components of reading comprehension don't lend themselves well to scientific study, with the result that one component--"skills and strategies"--has come to overshadow the others. The middle of a ...

Teachers are increasingly trying to boost reading comprehension by having students read brief passages. But evidence suggests that just reading novels aloud is more effective. English teachers are ...

Many children who do not have trouble learning how to read do have trouble understanding what they read. Yet surprisingly, comprehension instruction did not receive much attention from reading ...