Parents concerned about how well their children are learning to read in school can turn to a free online assessment tool to determine a student’s reading level and detect any specific reading ...

Data from federal standardized test scores points to another startling effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on America's children, with numbers indicating that reading and math scores for 13-year-olds ...

Researchers from the HSE Centre for Language and Brain have developed a tool for accurately assessing reading skills in adults with reading impairments. It can be used, for instance, before and after ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. When is a reading test not a true reading test? Most of the time. For years, cognitive ...

An analysis released today of student scores on the test known as the “nation’s report card” helps paint a more detailed picture of the country’s struggling readers. The National Assessment of ...

Students learn in a Palo Alto Unified School District classroom. Embarcadero Media file photo. Palo Alto Unified School District’s early literacy program, the Every Student Reads Initiative (ESRI), is ...

A new book argues for the importance of national assessments in the U.S. but overlooks the negative impact of "reading" tests. Few Americans know much about the standardized tests collectively known ...

What if video games, instead of being an obstacle to literacy, could actually help children improve their reading abilities? Scientists have tested an action video game for children, aimed to enhance ...

Psycholinguists from the Center for Language and Brain found that phonological processing skills continue to influence text ...

Louis Volante receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Francesca Borgonovi is currently on leave from the OECD, which is responsible for the ...