One of the primary missions of any educational institution is to produce graduates who are literate. The ability to derive meaning from print is central to the definition of literacy. Many people ...

While necessary, the two essential components of reading comprehension—decoding and language comprehension—are not sufficient ...

In its Year one report, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EdCom II) highlighted issues on the old and new K-12 curriculum, including its congestion and unclear competency support for ...

When you read a text and show you understand it by answering questions, this is called comprehension. You use comprehension skills all the time in everyday life. For example, when you work out ...

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What mystifies many parents is where and why the reading process breaks down. Although, problems may occur in any area, decoding, comprehension, or retention, the root of most reading problems, in ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Updated, July 31: An earlier version of this article said that only six states ...

Trine University’s literacy workshops, supported by a $750,000 Lilly Endowment Inc. grant, are an essential piece in ...