A new study published on Aug. 20 by journal iScience said that the amount of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure has steadily decreased The study found that Americans who reported that they read ...

Reading for enjoyment is becoming a lost habit among today’s youth, as more and more students struggle with the foundational skills needed to read effectively. Learning to read is challenging—it ...

With the Niagara Falls City School District having several programs meant to help boost its students’ literacy rate, its ...

Second lady Usha Vance launched a new children's podcast on Monday that will include her and guests reading classic kids' ...

A sweeping new study finds daily pleasure reading in the U.S. has fallen more than 40% over the past two decades. The decline is sharpest among Black Americans, rural residents, and people with lower ...

When market research firm Circana issued a report on the slump in the middle grade market in July, it was not so much a surprise as a continuation of disheartening news for the category, whose sales ...

According to a Dallas nonprofit, Catch Up and Read, roughly 62%-73% of students will experience some sort of reading regression during the summer. "It's highly important for parents and students to ...

There has never been a better time to be a reader. Self-proclaimed book nerds and those who look forward to the next book club gathering can rejoice knowing that a good story isn’t the only benefit ...

Americans are putting down books in record numbers, with a new study revealing that daily reading for pleasure has dropped by 40% over the past two decades. As technology vies for attention, only 16% ...

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 7:39 p.m. After juggling being assigned 20-page textbook readings and 10 chapters from books written by the professors themselves, many students have neither the time ...

Bringing the community together for fun was the aim of 13th & Green Elementary School’s spring carnival. The event Monday on the school playground featured food trucks, music and family-friendly ...

We are investigating the waning skills and diminishing interest in reading among youth, and one sure contributor is the devaluing of reading in American culture. As our society loses interest in ...