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A Reading woman has been charged by federal authorities in Washington, D.C., with distributing child pornography. Jamie Greer Spies, 24, was arrested Friday, according to a criminal complaint ...
More information: Sabrina Turker et al, The 'reading' brain: Meta-analytic insight into functional activation during reading in adults, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j ...
Kyler is just one of several teens CPR interviewed who are bucking the trend of teens reading less. College professors report that over the past decade or two, they’ve seen a dramatic decline in ...
She is also author of “Bibliotherapy in the Bronx,” a book to be published in April. Reading offers a break from work and caring for other people, she said, and it can also be a way to gain ...
Many professors have witnessed a troubling trend in recent years: College students are struggling with reading more than ever. This isn't just about preferring Netflix to novels; it's a ...
Work on a Reading-owned building in the 400 block of Penn Street is aimed at addressing safety concerns, according to the city’s managing director. “Public safety is our top priority as we ...
Everyone has their own method for reading greens, but over the last decade or so, AimPoint green reading has become hugely popular — especially among professionals. The method has been adopted ...
Elder millennials and Gen-Xers rejoice — you may soon be blindsided (if you haven’t already been) by presbyopia, but at least we are in the golden age of reading glasses. You can still find ...
The nation's young people scored an average 5 points lower in reading than kids who tested before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, from 220 to 215 for fourth graders and from 263 to 258 for eighth ...
Constance Grady is a senior correspondent on the Culture team for Vox, where since 2016 she has covered books, publishing, gender, celebrity analysis, and theater. The most recent entry in this ...
Welcome to the 2025 PS Reading Challenge, a different kind of book club where we introduce 50 new prompts to inspire your next read. We hope you're just as excited as we are. This year ...