Lifelong learning activities, including reading, writing, and learning new languages may help lower Alzheimer's risk, more ...

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers ...

The new study says that engaging in activities like reading, writing and learning a language can help to lower the risk of ...

“Pat the Bunny,” the 1940 classic touch-and-feel book, is still in print—a testament to the value of touch in introducing infants and toddlers to the world of reading. Later, when children reach ...

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 ...

An Alamance County middle school teacher helped her students analyze texts to improove their reading comprehension.

We often talk about the brain as if it were a computer — a machine that processes data until the hardware eventually fails. But a computer doesn’t get faster or more resilient just because you loaded ...

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 ...

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 ...

What’s the best way to teach reading to beginners in preschool, kindergarten, first grade, or home school and how can we do it better? Both research and practice are offering a novel idea: teach kids ...