Science of Reading and Learning Science
Understanding how children learn changes everything. The Science of Reading and broader learning science give us a research-based picture of how the brain develops, how children acquire skills, why some students struggle, and what instructional approaches make the biggest difference. Explore our articles to dig into the evidence.
Make This the Summer of Knowledge
The research on reading comprehension keeps pointing to the same conclusion — what a child already knows about the world before they open a text matters as much as how well they can read it. Summer, with its unhurried pace and freedom from curriculum, is one of the most powerful knowledge-building opportunities of the year. The experiences that fill it don't need to feel like school to do the work that school depends on.