In a recent post, I wrote about wanting to read more and some of the psychology behind facilitating this goal. Some positive feedback on the piece was accompanied by a link to an article in the ...
Ever sit down to read a book, get half a page in, and realize nothing has sunk in? Or maybe you even finished a book and later thought, I don’t really remember anything about it. Under the best of ...
Reading without a purpose leads to lesser comprehension and long-term memory. Many students who read this way find it difficult to participate in class discussions and do as well on their exams as ...
Most intervention programs and research-to-practice guides for supporting struggling readers are aimed at elementary school children. But many older readers have trouble with basic skills, too—and ...
Reading is a chore. Typically, it reminds us of long nights spent speed-reading some boring research article for a random lecture, or takes us back to high school English classes ridden with ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reading less means missing out on the brain-boosting benefits of books and more. (Photo illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; ...
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So, you've convinced yourself that a Kindle would pull you out of your reading slump and help you read more again. But after getting your hands on one and filling it up with all the titles your heart ...
Reading Shakespeare can feel like decoding a secret language. The words are strange, the sentences are twisted, and sometimes it’s hard to tell who’s insulting whom. In truth, Shakespeare's works are ...
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