My child can’t read!” That’s become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it’s also because reading instruction ...

Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are struggling to read?

Balanced Literacy downplays "structured phonics," the older technique where kids memorize letters' sounds and learn to sound out words. Balanced Literacy does sound more fun than boring phonics drills ...

But I think it’s also because reading instruction became lazy and political. “Progressives” at teachers’ colleges pushed a reading technique called “Balanced Literacy.” Instead of memorizing sounds ...

AlterEgo, a company born out of MIT's Media Lab, recently shared a demo of its "silent speech" device that looks like ...

Columnist Leslie Kouba's reflection for Women’s History Month on the women — famous, familiar and unexpected — who shape our ...

After reading to our kids for countless hours and interviewing experts, here are the best books for 2-year-olds. Plus, ...

I've read hundreds, including to my own children. Ahead of World Book Day, these are the titles that made us bark, snort and ...

Families, educators and influences from Utah and beyond are invited log into a live “Reading Room” on Zoom at 5 p.m. MST, ...

The Swiss brand is most known for developing running, training and lifestyle sneakers with a heavily cushioned, cloud-like sole. On opened its first robotic factory in Zurich in July 2025, after four ...

Krupa Padhy uncovers how we really learn foreign languages – in a dual challenge involving both Portuguese and Mandarin.

Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiences ...