A sweeping new study finds daily pleasure reading in the U.S. has fallen more than 40% over the past two decades. The decline is sharpest among Black Americans, rural residents, and people with lower ...

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 ...

A new study published on Aug. 20 by journal iScience said that the amount of people in the U.S. who read for pleasure has steadily decreased The study found that Americans who reported that they read ...

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 ...

PANAMA CITY — United Through Reading, a military nonprofit organization, aims to keep military children and families reading throughout the year. According to a press release from United Through ...

Studies have shown that proficient readers are more likely to be successful in school and life, partly because better reading skills make it easier for students to access curriculum in all subjects.

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 ...

Reading for pleasure expert Jon Biddle shares his top tips for simple, joyful ways families can spark a lifelong love of books.

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 ...

The amount of people engaging in the pastime dropped by 40% over the past two decades, according to new research. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Do you sometimes crack open a novel during your downtime ...

With school ending in May or June, students will no longer be required to read textbooks and other assigned sources. Unfortunately, too many students take a vacation from reading anything over the ...

Editor’s note: Commentary is solely the opinion of the writer and not the Daily Journal. With school ending in May or June, students will no longer be required to read textbooks and other assigned ...