Focusing on evidence-based teaching practices is critical when teaching students how to read, says this letter to the editor.

4. Keep in mind the process nature of reading, and support the students' efforts with meaningful activities at each stage to augment students' comprehension of reading materials. 5. In the ...

Developing a novel approach to integrating foundational skills, comprehension and writing instruction within the context of authentic informational text reading to improve fourth- and fifth-grade ...

teachers spent 23 percent of class time on average teaching reading comprehension across grades K-12. That number alone doesn’t mean much, said Capin, as averages varied across the grade levels.

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned ... report that their students have difficulties reading grade ...

A new “science of reading” core ... Jilian Alfaro, a 4th grade teacher at Sage Crest Elementary, says it enhanced her students’ curiosity and comprehension of complex concepts.