New data from the Education Department shows double-digit percentage point drops in the shares of 9- and 13-year-olds who ...

If we want children to love reading and listening to stories, we must take care not to present the story as some sort of quiz where, upon finishing, we ask a litany of questions about what the deeper ...

When was the last time you read a book — for fun? When was the last time your child or grandchild did? In a world dominated by screens of all sizes, reading for pleasure — particularly a traditional ...

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 7:39 p.m. After juggling being assigned 20-page textbook readings and 10 chapters from books written by the professors themselves, many students have neither the time ...

Any reader knows the unique delight of settling down with a good book. But over the past two decades, there has been a steady decline in Americans who read for fun, according to a study published ...

A recent study has found a sharp decline in the number of Americans who choose to read for fun. The national report published last month in the journal iScience found that people reading for pleasure ...

(CN) — Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted by 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study, published Wednesday in the journal iScience. “This is not just a small dip — it’s a sustained, ...

We are investigating the waning skills and diminishing interest in reading among youth, and one sure contributor is the devaluing of reading in American culture. As our society loses interest in ...

When was the last time you curled up with a good book or flipped through the pages of a magazine? If it’s been a while, you’re not alone: The number of Americans who read for fun has plummeted over ...

This fact I read recently disappointed me: Most children stop reading for fun by the age of 9. Do what? Reading for fun is how I grew up! Nancy Drew was always solving mysteries. Cherry Ames was the ...