Children's use of screens has risen sharply since 2018, with a significant increase among 6–11-year-olds participating in digital activities Data highlights importance of access to books kids want and ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most commonly ...

Washington, December 13, 2023—For years, research showed that print reading, whether for leisure or school, improved developing readers’ ability to comprehend text. However, the explosive use of ...

Children who use electronic media more frequently tend to show lower levels of attention, while independent reading is associated with better concentration. These are the findings of a survey of more ...

When Inside Higher Education recently interviewed college students about their reading, a University of Florida sophomore claimed she relied entirely on YouTube videos to explain her reading. Academic ...

Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious group % of adults who say religion is their primary source of ...

Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher of children’s content and innovators in kids’ digital reading, has released the findings of its Kids & Family Reading Report, the purpose of which is to ...

In his book How To Prevent Dementia, neurologist Dr Richard Restak extolled the virtues of reading fiction. “Cognitive reserve theory refers to the representation stored within the brain of the ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, released new data from the Kids & Family Reading Report™: 8th ...