It is easy to be English-centric when we think about learning to read. Most of our knowledge about learning to read has focused on English-speaking children. Most reading researchers speak English.

Andrew Robinson is the author of Lost Languages (2002) and other books on scripts and decipherment. He is based in London. How the world’s largest language family spread — and why others go extinct ...

(CNN) — Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled ...