The Oct. 27, 2025, article “Novels vs. Excerpts: What to Know About a Big Reading Debate ” and related reporting about reading instruction resonated with me. I’m fortunate enough to spend time in ...

Helping kids find books that match their interests can spark a genuine love for reading. Modeling a love of reading and ...

Re “Students Are Getting a Reader’s Digest of Books” (front page, Dec. 15): Kudos for calling attention to a troubling trend. Acknowledging the problem is the first step toward addressing it. The ...

“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

On March 19, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio hosted a conversation with Doug Lemov of Teach Like a Champion, Mike Austin of Great Hearts Academies, and Kyair Butts of Baltimore City Public Schools about how ...