CONTENT IN CONTEXT: NoRedInk’s online grammar exercises are now no longer limited to single sentences. After all, says Jeff Scheur, CEO of the San Francisco-based startup, standalone sentences, devoid ...

Sometimes the meanings of words become clearer within a context larger than a single sentence. Read the paragraph below and complete the sentences by choosing the correct word from each group of words ...

The human mind is astonishing. We can think through the toughest problems and find the smartest solutions. We can compute answers to the toughest mathematical questions. And we can apply our creative ...

Research often points to exercise as a good way to boost mental health, but a recent study from the University of Georgia suggests that it's not just physical movement that affects mental health. It's ...

This study investigated incidental learning of word meanings from context during normal reading. A total of 352 students in third, fifth, and seventh grades read either expository or narrative ...

A baby's first year brings incredible change. In just a few months, babies go from cooing and crawling to making sense of language in ways researchers are only starting to understand. One mystery has ...

Keith E. Stanovich, Ruth G. Nathan, Richard F. West and Marilyn Vala-Rossi Both third-grade children (mean age 9-6) and fifth-grade children (mean age 11-6) performed like adults in that they named a ...