Studies have found that reading fiction can make people more empathetic, strengthen their social-cognitive abilities and increase psychological richness.Illustration: Carmen Casado/The Guardian Most ...

The phrase “reading for fun” is increasingly an oxymoron in the United States. This may explain why the United States has an increasing number of morons. A study released in August found that between ...

A new study . . . depicted record lows for Americans who are reading for fun, showing a “significant” decline of 40 percent ...

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During that time, the percentage of middle-schoolers who read for fun “almost every day” has fallen by double digits, according to surveys conducted for the National Assessment of Educational Progress ...

As kids head back to school, area pediatricians and librarians are encouraging parents and caregivers to help younger children embrace a love of reading. In some cases, that task may be an uphill ...

ORO VALLEY, AZ (AZFamily) — While the number of Americans reading for fun has drastically declined, one Arizona book seller is doing Something Good to fight the trend. Stacks Book Club is an ...

American boys are being read to and reading for fun less frequently than in the past. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

Only 31% of fourth-grade students in the U.S. are at or above the proficiency level for the nation's reading assessment, the National Assessment of Educational Progress said. Add to that, a new report ...