Reading science has reached consensus that background knowledge is essential for reading comprehension. What remains an open question for the science of reading, however, is how and when this ...

The back-to-basics reading standards proposal, which is open to public comment through May 18, would drastically alter the way reading and writing are taught to millions of Texas schoolchildren ...

Being able to read things quickly is great, but only if you’re able to comprehend what you’re reading. Blazing through 200 pages of reading in an hour or two is certainly impressive, but if ...

Studies have shown that readers use their background knowledge—vocabulary, facts, and conceptual understanding—to comprehend the text they read. Much of this evidence isn’t new.

When you read a text and show you understand it by answering questions, this is called comprehension. You use comprehension skills all the time in everyday life. For example, when you work out ...

Many reading comprehension questions depend on understanding a passage’s structure: how sentences and paragraphs relate to each other and fit together to make an argument.

Early years English Reading and comprehension learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

Technology is changing how we read—and that means we need to rethink how we teach.