Reading Research & Reports
Browse our library of research and reports for educators, researchers, policymakers, graduate students, curriculum development specialists and school administrators. In this section, you'll find federal reports on reading as well as sources of reading research. You can also browse reading research by topic.
Recent research and reports
- Reading Aloud, Play, and Social-Emotional Development
- Improving Content Area Reading Comprehension of Spanish Speaking English Learners in Grades 4 and 5 Using Web-based Text Structure Instruction
- Web-Based Text Structure Strategy Instruction Improves Seventh Graders' Content Area Reading Comprehension
- Bringing Literacy Home: An Evaluation of the Every Child Ready to Read Program
- Beyond the 30-Million-Word Gap: Children’s Conversational Exposure Is Associated With Language-Related Brain Function
Federal reports on reading
Major federal reports on reading readiness, struggling readers and effective reading instruction. View >
Sources of reading research
Reading and literacy research from the U.S. Department of Education, journals, associations and others. View >
Whenever possible, we've provided a link to a free, online version of the research article, study, or book. Or, you'll find a link to a publisher, journal, or online bookstore where you can purchase the resource. You may also want to check with your university or public library, which often has access to online databases and journals where research articles and reports can be found.
General and more practitioner-oriented articles on reading can be found in the Reading Topics A-Z section.
