Keeping the brain active throughout life by reading, learning languages is tied to lower Alzheimer’s risk. Image credit: Burak Karademir/Getty Images Now a new study published in Neurology, the ...

Kudos to Education Week for rolling out a collection of articles on elementary writing instruction, a vital area of literacy development that fails to get the attention it deserves. As EdWeek’s ...

Researchers explored how manual and keyboard practice influenced children's abilities in their reading and writing learning process. 5-year-olds were taught an artificial alphabet using different ...

Lifelong learning and mentally stimulating activities could help delay Alzheimer’s disease and slow cognitive decline, according to a new study. Researchers found that people who regularly engaged in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Digital devices are here to stay, but studies show that if we rely on ...

Mastery of reading requires developing its highly interrelated major component skills: decoding, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. These components are discussed separately below, but they work ...

Engaging in activities such as reading, writing, or learning new languages could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by almost 40 per cent, according to new research. Experts suggest ...

Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo has received funding in the past from the National Science Foundation, Sesame Workshop, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, and Drexel University.