From 2003 to 2023, the share of Americans who read for pleasure fell 40 percent, a sharp decline that is part of a continuing downward trend. By Maggie Astor Any reader knows the unique delight of ...

When a person reads a sentence, two distinct networks in the brain are activated, working together to integrate the meanings of the individual words to obtain more complex, higher-order meaning, ...

Parents who want to raise smarter kids should sign them up for organized sports, put down the video games and pick up a book, a new study suggests. Neuroscientists at the University of Eastern Finland ...

GenAI tools are increasingly used in academic settings, yet little is known about how they affect higher-order thinking during critical reading and writing revision. A new study has found that ...

Americans aren’t just reading fewer books, but are reading less and less of everything, in any medium. That’s the doleful conclusion of “To Read or Not to Read,” a report scheduled for release today ...

A sweeping new study from the University of Florida and University College London has found that daily reading for pleasure in the United States has declined by more than 40% over the last 20 years — ...

Early struggles with reading can have lifelong impacts on mental, physical and emotional health. Understanding who is most at risk of experiencing reading difficulties can inform strategies for early ...

Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the United States down 40% over the past 20 years, a new study finds. Researchers from University College London and ...