Sometimes, I can answer a reader's letter with a simple "yes" or "no." But what fun would that be? "Mr. Baumann, can anything be done to stop writers from using the phrase 'the likes of'?" wrote David ...

Reading is an essential skill in our modern, information-driven society. In recent years, educators and the general public have focused their attention on children with dyslexia, who struggle with ...

Not every academic is a grammar geek. Yet most of us have pet peeves that tend to irk us when we spot them in our students’ work. And we’re spotting them more than ever, thanks to the hit that ...

Grammar instruction may have waned in some classrooms starting in the early 2000s, largely because the high-stakes tests required by the No Child Left Behind law didn’t assess grammar specifically.

But an in-depth look at the science behind how language is developed reveals an interesting parallel between the science of reading and second language learning. In fact, the science of reading can ...

For certain nerdy types (you know the ones), language books make great gifts. Unlike mysteries and memoirs that are quickly devoured in e-book form — then forgotten — informative, fun grammar and ...

We talked with Kaukauna literacy coordinator Kelly Pitzen this week. We asked about her work and life, including her ...

They might only be hard to read at first... Have you ever wanted to know what someone’s thinking, or what their motives are?