When was the last time you read a book — for fun? When was the last time your child or grandchild did? In a world dominated by screens of all sizes, reading for pleasure — particularly a traditional ...

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 7:39 p.m. After juggling being assigned 20-page textbook readings and 10 chapters from books written by the professors themselves, many students have neither the time ...

This fact I read recently disappointed me: Most children stop reading for fun by the age of 9. Do what? Reading for fun is how I grew up! Nancy Drew was always solving mysteries. Cherry Ames was the ...

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 ...

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 ...

If we want children to love reading and listening to stories, we must take care not to present the story as some sort of quiz where, upon finishing, we ask a litany of questions about what the deeper ...

When was the last time you curled up with a good book or flipped through the pages of a magazine? If it’s been a while, you’re not alone: The number of Americans who read for fun has plummeted over ...

Reading for enjoyment is becoming a lost habit among today’s youth, as more and more students struggle with the foundational skills needed to read effectively. Learning to read is challenging—it ...

Any reader knows the unique delight of settling down with a good book. But over the past two decades, there has been a steady decline in Americans who read for fun, according to a study published ...

Recent surveys show a significant decline in American schoolchildren reading for pleasure, from 70% in 1984 to 36% today. Author Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan and other adventure heroes, ...

We are investigating the waning skills and diminishing interest in reading among youth, and one sure contributor is the devaluing of reading in American culture. As our society loses interest in ...

A recent study has found a sharp decline in the number of Americans who choose to read for fun. The national report published last month in the journal iScience found that people reading for pleasure ...