Over 55% of Delawareans read below a sixth grade level. Leslie McGowan shares how to find help and end the stigma.

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

"Leisure reading, the kind that really sucks you in, is good for you, and it helps build the mental abilities on which reading depends," said Beckman researcher Liz Stine-Morrow, who is also the ...

A new study from the U.K. adds to the growing body of work documenting the challenges adults increasingly face when it comes to reading. Findings from the latest "State of the Nation in Adult Reading" ...

A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life—supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness ...

Mr C, a 72-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department comatose with a blood sugar of 29 mg/dL. When seen in his primary care provider’s office the previous day, his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Has reading has gone out of fashion? (Getty) Two wise people had similar messages when it comes to the subject of kids. “Unless ...