The more children know about a subject, the easier they’ll find it to read and understand a passage about that topic. It’s a simple idea that’s backed up by research: Studies have shown that students ...

In classrooms across the country, teachers are rethinking how students build reading comprehension — not just how they decode words, but how they make meaning from text. That shift is part of a larger ...

Professional services staff help to drive university’s knowledge exchange activity by bridging the complex space between academic expertise, external partners, charities, business and non-commercial ...

Building knowledge beginning in kindergarten can eliminate test-score gaps between lower- and higher-income students, according to a new study. Building students’ general knowledge can lead to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. A recent study finding dramatic boosts in reading achievement from a ...

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