When you get lost in a book, you often enter a trance-like state similar to meditation and that state is deeply protective.” ...

Researchers have learned a lot about how memory works. Their insights form the basis of clever strategies that help us ...

Reading works on the mind in ways that few other activities can. Each page requires focus on words and their meaning, which strengthens the brain like steady training builds muscle. Stories or ...

Literature becomes a shared space for dialogue. Amid a changing world, importance of reading in society is all the more ...

Many struggling readers are held back by challenges with their working memory. When students cannot retain information long enough to make sense of what they’re reading, comprehension suffers, ...

In a world where digital devices are everywhere, it’s easy to wonder if handwriting still matters. We’ve all heard the argument that keyboards and screens have made this foundational skill obsolete.

Certain cognitive skills help improve memory naturally. Strengthening focus, logic, language, and emotional control can ...

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That's according to ...

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