Popular depictions of body language often focus on the ability to decode lying, scan someone to detect defensiveness, or uncover other such negative behavior. The idea is that people may say one thing ...

Learn the meaning behind people’s body language in photos to better understand their personalities. Have you ever wondered what your body language in photos says about you? It can reveal a lot about ...

Do you know the intricacies of having a successful conversation? How do you know if it was successful? Are you aware of the most important goal of any conversation? We all know what it is, but do you ...

Kateřina Chládková has received external funding from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Science Foundation, and the Czech Ministry of Education. She consults for and co-develops the Mooveez ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Visited recently by one of his former students, Minnesota teacher Eric Kalenze was ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

Many children enter school in California speaking languages other than English, and they learn to read at the same time that they are learning English. As California aims to improve literacy ...

Victor Kuperman receives funding from NSERC, as Canada Research Chair in Psycholinguistics (Tier 2). Nadia Lana receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Olga Parshina ...

Restoring literacy demands we treat reading as more than a skill, but as a gateway to wisdom and understanding.

When was the last time you got lost in a book? These days, the act of 'deep reading,' or reading with intention, can be difficult to practice. Maryanne Wolf, an expert in the science of reading, ...

Move over "Dick and Jane." A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate ...