Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. When is a reading test not a true reading test? Most of the time. For years, cognitive ...

To enhance reading comprehension, you need to read.” Someone shared this comment on the guide I published yesterday on my ...

“Data-driven” instruction makes sense only if the data that’s driving it makes sense. And much of the data used to guide reading instruction doesn’t. Throughout the school year, classrooms across the ...

It can take years for students to acquire enough academic knowledge to make a difference in reading test scores. A new study suggests that standardized reading tests often fail to reflect what ...

The more children know about a subject, the easier they’ll find it to read and understand a passage about that topic. It’s a simple idea that’s backed up by research: Studies have shown that students ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- James L. Collins, Ed.D., professor of learning and instruction in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, has, over the course of his 35-year career, developed many ...