Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

Read a text written in French and answer questions on it in English. The questions will test how much you understand French verbs, adjectives, adverbs, nouns, tenses, expressions and everyday language ...

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 ...