Improving reading comprehension is critical, and I’ll be watching for new research to help answer these questions for teachers. Shirley Liu contributed reporting. Contact staff writer Jill Barshay at ...

A middle-school teacher in Riverside County, Calif., had students generate keywords from a section of a book, use them to ...

Recent STAAR test results show that while Texas students increased literacy rates slightly, nearly half of students in third to eighth grade still can’t read on grade level.

There are a lot of things that have improved over the past 50 years, but are still far from perfect: Car safety. Solar power uptake. Scores of medical procedures. Add reading comprehension ...

Capin said teachers also often ask generic comprehension questions, such as “What is the main point?” without considering whether the questions are appropriate for the reading passage at hand. For ...

Reading aloud can be much more than just a classroom chore; it can spark learning, bravery, and fun in any setting. Engaging in reading-aloud games encourages learners to practise new skills ...

Little time spent on reading. Teachers spend limited time reading texts with children. “The obvious problem is that it’s hard to support reading comprehension if students are not reading,” said Capin.

On the other hand, test-takers often have a false sense of security about the remaining section: reading comprehension. Aspiring lawyers tend to pride themselves on their reading abilities.

In this op-ed, assoc. culture director P. Claire Dodson explores the glut of 2025 reading challenges and obsessive Letterboxd movie tracking and what they say about how we engage with art.

Answer practice questions from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, to see how you shape up against elementary-level reading comprehension.