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The Harvard Gazette:

'Harvard Thinking': What's driving decline in U.S. literacy rates?

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Planet Word Museum:

Eyes on Reading: The Science of Teaching Reading Comprehension with James Kim

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Edutopia:

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024

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EdTech Digest:

The Untapped Potential of Schema Awareness: Connecting and Organizing Knowledge

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Rethinking Reading:

Differentiating Comprehension from the Components of Reading

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ED NC:

Halfway There

Harvard's Education Now:

Lessons From the Science of Reading

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The 74:

Teaching Science & Reading Together Yields Double the Benefits for Learning

Usable Knowledge:

How Far Have We Come in Supporting Children's Reading Comprehension?

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Featured in Natalie Wexler's New Book!

Featured in MetaMetrics:

Reading Research Recap October 2025

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Natalie Wexler's Minding the Gap:

Beyond Reading Comprehension Strategies

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative:

Harvard Lab Expands to Help More Children Learn to Read

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Harvard Magazine:

A Right Way to Read?

NBC News:

New program tackles literacy challenges in classrooms

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Harvard Ed. Magazine:

Phase Two: The Reach

Reach Every Reader on its impact and the project's next phase

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MetaMetrics:

Neena’s Top Reading Research Picks for April 2024

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New York Times:

Most Teachers Know They’re Playing With Fire When They Use Tech in the Classroom

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The Hechinger Report:

Learning science might help kids read better

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Education Week:

Do Educational Apps Actually Help Kids Learn?

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Forbes:

New Study Suggests Standardized Reading Tests Miss A Lot Of Learning

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Usable Knowledge:

Building Background Knowledge in Science Improves Reading Comprehension

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Ed Week:

What is Background Knowledge, and How Does It Fit Into the Science of Reading?

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Kappan Online:

Teaching for Transfer Can Help Young Children Read