Not according to neuroscience. Reading, science shows, doesn’t just fill your brain with information; it actually changes the way your brain works for the better as well. The short- and long-term ...

Life gets hectic. Between work deadlines, family obligations, and the never-ending scroll of social media, finding time to read can feel impossible. Before you know it, that stack of unread books ...

Welcome! We're excited to be starting this blog about the psychology and teaching of reading! Why a blog about reading for Psychology Today? Understanding how we read, how we learn to read, and what ...

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To the editor: “English is a phonetic language,” states a letter writer who taught reading — but, I must add, only to a point. Just a brief look at the previous sentence will show numerous exceptions ...

As part of a in-house cultural series in honor of Black History Month (in February), young fiction writer Danielle Evans stopped by NPR headquarters to read from her debut book, Before You Suffocate ...

Smartphones have tiny screens. Do people who get their news from their smartphones have tiny attention spans? The Pew Research Center sought to gain insight into this question with an in-depth study ...

Growing up, reading was my absolute favourite pastime. Three decades ago, my friends, cousins, and the other children I knew cherished reading as a leisurely activity. We borrowed books from each ...