Those reading levels likely won’t turn around anytime soon. When the next, even-lower batch of statistics comes out, let’s not blame the teachers. It’s our iPhones that deserve the scrutiny.

Despite the growing popularity of digital content, physical books remain the most widely read format. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In reading, 37% of seniors scored at or above proficient in 2019. That's about the same as in 2015, but down from 1992, when 40% of U.S. seniors scored at least proficient on the exam.

According to new data, 33% of eighth graders in the United States have “below basic” reading levels.That’s even below the sub-proficient level, “basic,” at which 37% of eighth graders score ...

Specifically, 35% of fourth graders were proficient in reading in 2019, slightly down from 37% in 2017 and barely up from 33% of such students considered proficient a decade ago, in 2009.

Leveled books have been a staple in early elementary reading instruction for more than two decades, with 61 percent of K-2 and special education teachers having said that they use them for small ...

Deep down, I am a very shallow person. That’s why I was appalled to find that some books have age limits recommended on the back cover.

Fewer than three in 10 (28.2%) boys in the eight to 18 age group said they enjoyed reading in their free time, compared with two in five (40.5%) girls – a gap of 12.3 percentage points.