Yahoo

Americans are reading less — and smartphones and shorter attention spans may be to blame. 7 tips to help you make books a joyful habit.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reading less means missing out on the brain-boosting benefits of books and more. (Photo illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; ...
The Desert Sun

The miracle of students learning to read involves 'self-teaching'

My post doc after finishing my degree in 1984 was teaching first grade at the bilingual elementary where I had done dissertation research. As I headed out into the real world, a widely admired ...
The New York Times

The Secret to Getting Through Big, Dense, Difficult Books

Learning is painful, pleasant and, above all, communal. By Sebastian Castillo Late last spring I went through a period of some personal troubles and felt I was in need of spiritual assistance.
The Conversation

Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading versus listening

Stephanie N. Del Tufo, Ph.D. research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NICHD, NIDCD, NIE, NINDS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Spencer Foundation, the University ...