Teaching a child to decode words is a critical early step in reading instruction. But just because children can read words doesn’t mean they understand them. “Reading comprehension, in its ...

The results surprised Joe Pizzo, a 7th grade integrated language-arts teacher at Black River Middle School in Chester, N.J., who has been in the classroom for five decades.

The emerging answer is that yes, young teens seem to be reading less and enjoying reading less. But the decline in book reading might not be the main culprit in our national comprehension problem. And ...

On Sept. 13, Michelle Jennings, Williamsburg, submitted her concerns regarding S.E. Hinton’s book “The Outsiders,” in accordance with Board Policy 605.3, which allows a member of the school ...