In the cover story for the July edition of The Atlantic, Rose Horowitch declared that “The End of Reading Is Here.” But if ...

Leisure reading rates are down, but you can still fight against a "post-literate" society. Here are 10 fun activities to keep ...

Fewer than half of Americans read a book last year. The problem isn't just phones – it's a culture that's forgotten how to sit with effort.

When a researcher is on the verge of giving up a study because its data is becoming statistically insignificant, you have a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred There’s a simple statistic that often stops ...

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students’ reading ...

Norway’s "U-turn" on screen-based learning holds lessons for American readers.

Babies and young children are sponges that soak in practically everything in their environments. It’s true! Even during story time, their minds are at work, taking in all the language they hear and ...

Reading allows children to live in a vibrant world, surrounded by fairies, elves and talking animals, transporting them to places where the impossible becomes real. But reading for pleasure also helps ...

Teachers want to ward off the dreaded summer slide in reading. Without consistent practice, students can lose critical skills like fluency, comprehension, and literacy during the summer break.

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.