Even for people who love books, finding the opportunity to read can be a challenge. Many, then, rely on audiobooks, a ...

We see not just with our eyes, but with our brains. A mosaic of specialized areas in a brain region known as the visual ...

Test scores at 66 of the state’s lowest-performing schools strongly outpaced similar schools after educators adopted phonics-based instruction, offering some of the most compelling evidence to date ...

New research from University College London and the University of Florida suggests that the number of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure is declining Getty A new study published on Aug. 20 by ...

Sarah J. Maas, Freida McFadden and Emily Henry – can these popular authors join forces and save the day against a dangerous decline in reading for enjoyment? Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted ...

Children who start to read for fun early in life get better test scores by the time they reach adolescence, according to a new study. Reading for pleasure by the age of nine is also linked to better ...

New research shows that parents who read to their 6- to 8-year-olds nightly boost their children’s creativity and empathy.

LOS ANGELES - A recent study from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has found that daily reading can improve language development in infants 12 months and younger. The study ...

A key discovery about the impact of stroke on a person's ability to read reveals why a deficit occurs – a finding that presents a possible opportunity for new therapeutic strategies to help people ...