It can be safely said that reading is the true backbone of most learning. After all, everything starts with the written word — whether it’s math, science or even home economics.

Almira Louise S. Martinez, Reporter Reading comprehension remains a primary challenge for Filipinos aged 10 to 64 despite high basic literacy, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Filipino students scored an average of 340 in reading, 353 in mathematics and 357 in science – all below the minimum proficiency level of at least 407, 420 and 410, respectively.

Microsoft recently expanded capabilities in its Reading Progress tool to include Filipino. This is now available to the 27 million students and 950,000 teachers within the Department of Education ...

Reading comprehension requires teachers to integrate the vocabulary—often domain-specific words and concepts related to the content—into their teaching of the text.

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the ...

Like Esposito, Snow finds digital tools particularly lacking when it comes to reading comprehension. “Comprehension is what’s really hard to measure,” Snow said.

This is the second of five posts I am publishing this week by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, all dedicated to reading and based on his new book, “Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and ...