Research shows that asking students to monitor and correct their own understanding of text as they read can boost their ...

Comprehension strategy instruction has a solid research base. Teacher guides on evidence-based practices from the What Works Clearinghouse recommend teaching students across grade levels how to ...

More time was spent on reading comprehension instruction in reading or English class, but it was still just 23 percent of instructional time. Still, that is a big improvement over the original 1978 ...

But there’s another aspect of reading—comprehension—that is equally crucial, and teacher training in that area is even more problematic. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...

Now she’s turned her attention to the other aspect of reading: comprehension, or—as the documentary is titled—"what the words say.” As always, Hanford’s reporting makes for great listening.

More students, however, are at risk of retention this year. A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below grade level on recent spring reading tests, new state data shows. That’s ...

The severity of this comprehension gap often doesn’t make itself fully known until high school, when teachers assume students have more knowledge, the content is more complicated, and the texts more ...

The weaknesses in our students’ skills—such as math and a lack of creative thinking—might be linked to low reading comprehension. Without good reading comprehension, students cannot connect ideas to ...