Hyperlexia first appeared in the literature in a 1967 paper describing young children with reading skills exceeding their language comprehension skills (Silberberg & Silberberg, 1967). The initial ...

Demolition of the former Inn at Boynton Beach marks the first step in a $8.1 million plan to transform the city's main corridor. Warrior Wellness Project tackles food insecurity among local veterans A ...

DAVIE, Fla. (WPEC) — New numbers in this year show that 55% of Florida 3rd graders are at proper reading level for their age. While that’s a little better than last year, it still means almost half of ...

A neuroimaging study by a University at Buffalo psychologist suggests that phonics, a method of learning to read using knowledge of word sounds, shouldn't be overlooked in favor of a whole-language ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

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What barriers do students face when asked to read text and show their comprehension of it? This question was posed by an English/language arts teacher and educational consultant to a group of ...

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the ...