This is the premise behind the Simple View of Reading, a framework for comprehension first proposed by researchers Philip B. Gough and William E. Tunmer in 1986, and confirmed by later studies.

She couldn’t wait to get home to share the news with her parents — who already are reading daily to her 21-month-old brother, Sebastian, and plan to send him to preschool. “My mom ...

But, this is exactly what reading-comprehension questions, like those found on NAEP, demand. Kids need phonics and comprehension instruction.

Reading skills—and struggles—manifest earlier than thought. Experts have long known that reading skills develop before the first day of kindergarten, but new research published in the ...

Test a group of eighth graders who speak English at home. Is their Reading Comprehension better than non-English speakers?

To enhance reading comprehension skills, more than 8,000 students in Palm Beach County schools are using a program called My Reading Academy through Age of Learning.

California students who attended transitional kindergarten were more engaged in the learning process and better prepared for math and reading when they entered kindergarten than children who did not, ...