NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted. Ever sit down to read a book, get half a page in, and realize nothing has sunk in? It's definitely ...

Three key skills—academic language, perspective taking, and complex reasoning—can predict how well a student does with the kind of deep reading comprehension required in secondary school and beyond, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The average American checks their phone over 140 times a day, clocking an average of 4.5 hours of daily use, with 57% of people admitting they’re “addicted” to their phone. Tech ...

In today's world, where social media and video sites are overflowing with information about politics and economics, the ability to spot unfounded misinformation and to take a critical view of ...

Follow the key races and measures across the nine Bay Area counties. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, ...

Ever sit down to read a book, get half a page in, and realize nothing has sunk in? Or maybe you even finished a book and later thought, I don't really remember anything about it. Under the best of ...

Ever sit down to read a book, get half a page in, and realize nothing has sunk in? It's definitely happened to me. Or maybe you even finished a whole book and later thought, huh, I don't really ...