Increasing comprehension is a fundamental skill in the reading process, particularly in grades K-4. In some cases, children are able to read words and their comprehension difficulties go unnoticed.

Increasing comprehension is a fundamental skill in the reading process, particularly in grades K-4. In some cases, children are able to read words and their comprehension difficulties go unnoticed.

Recent efforts to improve early-reading achievement through skills-based instruction could be undermined unless a greater emphasis is placed on teaching children reading-comprehension strategies ...

In this lesson, students will learn strategies to comprehend fiction text.

Reading, for them, is a frustrating and overwhelming effort with little payoff. These students are at risk in reading situations because "they command a limited repertoire of strategies. Often they ...

Strong reading comprehension skills can help students reach their academic potential. Parents can employ various strategies to help children bolster those skills.

Comprehension strategy instruction has a solid research base. Teacher guides on evidence-based practices from the What Works Clearinghouse recommend teaching students across grade levels how to ...

State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping.

The Third-Grade Reading Summative Assessment is a 50-question, multiple-choice test that measures reading comprehension and proficiency.

This is the second of five posts I am publishing this week by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, all dedicated to reading and based on his new book, “Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and ...