Learning how to read isn’t something that happens in a day. It’s a skill that takes a long time to develop. It comes second-nature to adults, but to your three-year-old or five-year-old letters and ...

Beginners is a book about the joy of learning new skills in adulthood. Beginners is also a book about the science of learning. Or the book can be read as a story of a father/daughter relationship and ...

Beginning readers typically need some help to “crack the [alphabetic] code.” As mentioned above, in an alphabetic system like English, the first step toward real reading is recognizing that the ...

An effort to overhaul how children learn to read, known as the science of reading movement, is sweeping the country. Here’s where it stands. By Dana Goldstein During an era of intense politicization ...

Today we're bringing you a beginner's guide to reading science fiction and fantasy from our friends at NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour and Life Kit. So whether you're a longtime fan or a stranger in ...