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We often think of mental health in the negative, such as having a disorder or problem. However, mental health is actually a state of well-being. It guides our ability to cope with life stressors, ...

If summer has brought a break in your regular reading, whether intentionally or unintentionally, avid reader Emily Fletcher has a few tips to get back into a routine.

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Visited recently by one of his former students, Minnesota teacher Eric Kalenze was ...

Anupama Shetty shares how reading with her children is a mutually beneficial experience. Ever since I became a mother, I wanted to pass on my love of reading to my children. Like many parents, I read ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Nearly a half ...

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 instruction ...

Reading comprehension instruction doesn't line up with what the evidence shows can work—and it goes on way too long. A recent meta-analysis confirms that it’s best to teach reading comprehension ...

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the ...