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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

A female student reads a book in the library. Reading often can help improve your literacy as time goes on. (Getty Images)

Literacy rates decline among college students

By Cheryl Seguin, Lifestyle Writer | September 1, 2025

College students are increasingly struggling with a skill long considered fundamental to academic success: Reading. Experts, such as David Paige, a professor of literacy education at NIU, said the problem does not begin in higher education. “It really...

An open book lays next to a stack of multicolored books. Literacy rates have fallen among children and teenagers post-COVID. (Courtesy of Getty Images)

Closing the literacy gap post-COVID

By Tamya Burch, Lifestyle Writer | November 15, 2023

Students around the country are struggling to read at grade level post-pandemic. National Family Literacy Month began on Nov. 1 with hopes to encourage reading and literacy in all ages, especially the youth. 40% of children in the U.S. are nonreaders,...

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