Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Apr 01, 2021, 05:47pm EDT Apr 03, 2021, 11:45am EDT This article is ...

In the last few weeks, I’ve seen online posts from teachers bemoaning their students’ lack of enthusiasm for reading. Our international standardized test scores are down again. And then there’s the ...

I became a disciple of E.D. Hirsch, Jr. early in my teaching career for one simple reason. His theories about reading comprehension—and his alone—described precisely what I witnessed every day in my ...

Headlines have claimed AIs outperform humans at ‘reading comprehension,’ but in reality they’ve got a long way to go Headlines have claimed AIs outperform humans at ‘reading comprehension,’ but in ...

Reading remains one of the most critical foundations of education, shaping how individuals comprehend information, think ...

But, as the authors of the new paper point out, until now, there’s been no research to support this claim. They recruited 60 college students to settle the debate. First, the students typed passages ...

Reading Comprehension Passages for CAT 2024: Reading Comprehension (RC) is a crucial part of the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) section and constitutes a substantial portion in the ...