MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to focus on addressing reading comprehension problems encountered by students as old as those in Grade 11, instead of ...

MANILA, Philippines — A report from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) showing that 87 percent of Grade 11 students cannot understand what they read only underscores the ...

LAWRENCE — New research from the University of Kansas has found an intervention based on the science of reading and math effectively helped English learners boost their comprehension, visualize and ...

Recently, I worked with a group of elementary teachers in Iowa to select new reading textbooks and software. They wanted new materials to improve their district’s stagnant reading scores. After ...

Study after study has shown that reading on screens just doesn’t have the same benefit as reading print books. But where does that leave teachers, who often are required to use both formats in their ...

We can’t fix reading one budget year at a time. I’ve spent enough time around the Capitol to know this: Most people who serve there really do want to fix problems. They may disagree on how — and, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Recently, I worked with a group of elementary teachers in Iowa to ...