Boys consistently read less, and less well, than girls. On Scholastic’s 2016 survey of over 2000 U.S. children, ages 6-17, only 52% of boys (versus 72% of girls) said they liked reading books over the ...

Reading is a critical skill for school and life beyond it. Young people need strong reading skills to learn and demonstrate their learning. Reading skills are not just about performing well in ...

When pondering the stereotypes girls face early on, there’s an equal but opposite reaction for their masculine peers. As we start breaking down barriers for girls in STEM, we cannot ignore the similar ...

The gap between boys’ and girls’ reading grows when schools are closed. This is shown in a new study published in the scientific journal PNAS, where researchers followed the reading habits of more ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A church on the South Side has spent the entire summer working with young Black boys on their reading skills. The church launched the "Black Boy Literacy" campaign this summer, and ...