The U.S. outperformed most countries in reading and science, but the results show a global phenomenon of poorer readers.

The best reading tablet is the Kindle Paperwhite, which has reading-specific features like adjustable warm light, great ...

Printed books, smartphones, and compact e-readers each suit a different kind of reading. Print books are not going anywhere. They remain well suited to leisurely reading at home, collecting favorite ...

Twenty-three hundred years ago, the legend goes, King Ptolemy I of Egypt asked his court adviser to assemble a comprehensive collection of the world’s written works. Ptolemy, who had served under ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Love to curl up on the couch with a good book? You aren't alone. According to a Gallup poll published in 2022, in 2021 Americans ...

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 ...

To the editor: Raising students who do well on reading tests is not the same thing as raising students who like to read (“The nation’s students are deep in a reading recession. Here’s how L.A. and ...

Getting lost in the pages of a good book is the highest form of entertainment for many people. If you’re a big reader, you probably already know how easy it is to lose all sense of time when absorbed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. TV didn’t kill radio and TikTok hasn’t killed books. In fact, ...

The “science of reading” movement is sweeping through state legislatures. Over the past several years, more states have passed laws or implemented other policies requiring schools to use ...

New York City’s latest reading scores deserve attention. The share of students in grades 3 through 8 who scored proficient on the state English Language Arts exam fell from 56.3% in 2025 to 50.3% this ...