Andrew Polk, 26, teaches 10th-grade English in suburban Ohio, not far from where he grew up. As a high school student less ...
People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it’s never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again.
Trying to read more can be a hard habit to stick to – even if you're someone who regularly reads a lot. Just ask Nadia Odunayo, the founder and CEO of The StoryGraph, a book recommendation website ...
This summer, we asked you to tell us about the books you read in high school that profoundly affected you. It turns out you had a lot to share. More than 1,100 of you wrote back to tell us about the ...
I recognize I usually start with some kind of funny story or joke, but this is definitely not one. It's a simple question: Has any policy ever looked more politically dunderheaded in immediate ...
There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...
Lately, the internet discourse is about how students don’t know how to read full books. And notably, reading test scores are down, so it’s no wonder educators are searching for solutions. Middle ...
Charlie English begins “The CIA Book Club” by describing a 1970s technical manual: a dull cover, as uninviting as anything. A book that practically begs you to put it back on the shelf and move on.
In our era of instant gratification and endless entertainment options, the humble book can sometimes feel like a relic of the past. However, the value of reading goes far beyond simply passing the ...
Reading less means missing out on the brain-boosting benefits of books and more. (Photo illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) There’s something special, even magical, about ...
Breanna Wright, Alyse Lennox and Fernanda Mata received funding from Australia Reads to undertake the project described in this article. Almost half of Australians wish they read more: in our recent ...