Of course, we should not expect the average American to read the “Epic of Gilgamesh,” the world’s oldest literary work. But Americans should recognize that we have been gifted with a powerful tool in ...

Before college teaches you how to dissect literature in a classroom, these books teach you how to live with literature. They are strange, layered, often hilarious, and quietly brilliant. books that do ...

According to some teachers and college professors, children aren’t reading as many whole books anymore. But just how widespread is this purported trend, and what does it mean for students’ literacy ...

The digital age has not killed reading. Instead, it has changed its shape. Reading today is faster, more flexible, and more ...

At a recent conference, an idea that would have been unremarkable a century ago and now sounds almost transgressive was floated: that all college students should read the Bible. Not necessarily ...

Teachers in all content areas can create opportunities for fluency practice to help get students reading fluidly and ...

Texas is once again at the center of a familiar but unresolved debate about literacy, culture, and the proper role of schools. A proposed statewide list of books, plays, poems, and other literary ...