Even though Laura Baumert’s son Andrew can choose whatever book he likes for the 20-minutes daily sustained silent reading program at his middle school, he still finds reading a chore. Over the years, ...

There is no friend as loyal as a book. Reading is a strong skill that lays the foundation for academic and life success in children. Developing these reading skills is crucial, and it all begins in ...

The purpose of the present study was to develop a structural model of reading based on the Lexical Quality Hypothesis (Perfetti & Hart, 2002). Data from a 4-year longitudinal study of Dutch primary ...