Merrimack College’s School of Education and Social Policy offers insights It appears so straightforward. Of course, students need to learn to read. That has been understood for years. No one will argue against the value of student literacy. Many people, however, underestimate the importance of student literacy and reading in student development, which begins at…

Secrets from librarians for first-time book readers. A query I occasionally encounter while surfing the literary internet: I haven’t read a book since high school. I’m thinking about trying one. Where should I start? Or maybe: I got through high school on Sparknotes and nonsense, so I’ve never read a book from start to finish…

According to a recent Gallup poll, American adults read less books every year. Americans report reading an average of 12.6 books in the last year, a lower figure than Gallup has recorded in any previous survey dating back to 1990. Adults in the United States read about two or three fewer books per year than…