Reading is “a powerful predictor of long-term success,” says literacy advocate. Here are five steps parents can take to raise an avid reader.

Maryland READS is calling for more local and state action to improve reading scores following a decrease in rates for eighth-graders.

Lawmakers in some states are trying to ban the "cueing" approach, which asks students to rely on pictures or context clues to ...

Readers react to Joseph Bottum’s academic experiment.