Reading comprehension instruction doesn't line up with what the evidence shows can work—and it goes on way too long. A recent meta-analysis confirms that it’s best to teach reading comprehension ...

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Why aren’t your students doing the assigned reading? This year, that question has stumped faculty members across higher education. As people who have dedicated large chunks of our lives to books, we ...