A sweeping new study finds daily pleasure reading in the U.S. has fallen more than 40% over the past two decades. The decline is sharpest among Black Americans, rural residents, and people with lower ...

Reading for enjoyment is becoming a lost habit among today’s youth, as more and more students struggle with the foundational skills needed to read effectively. Learning to read is challenging—it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Studies have found that reading fiction can make people more empathetic, strengthen their social-cognitive abilities and increase ...

“I used to read all the time when I was younger, but I haven’t read a book in years.” A lot of us used to read, but now many struggle to read for more than a couple of minutes. It seems like everyone ...

Americans are putting down books in record numbers, with a new study revealing that daily reading for pleasure has dropped by 40% over the past two decades. As technology vies for attention, only 16% ...

Jokes about the decline in reading literacy among Americans abound, but a recent study confirms this troubling trend. Over the last 20 years, researchers found there's been a 40% decline in the ...

Any reader knows the unique delight of settling down with a good book. But over the past two decades, there has been a steady decline in Americans who read for fun, according to a study published ...

The United States is facing a new “crisis” as fewer children are reading for fun amid a “decline” in test scores in subjects like mathematics and reading. A report released by the National Assessment ...

Picture this: It’s 2010 and you just walked into Barnes & Noble. Your mom said you can pick out any book you want so you grab the newly released third Hunger Games book, “Mockingjay.” You can’t wait ...