Reading Improvement was founded in 1963 as an academic journal that publishes reports and creative theoretical papers dealing with every aspect of reading improvement, and at all levels of instruction.  Articles dealing with encoding and decoding, special education, handwriting, art, and literature in relation to K-12 are included in the sphere of interest. Preference is given to manuscripts that promise better understanding of reading and for improving the reading process. In 2004 ownership of was acquired by Dr. Phil Feldman and Dr. George Uhlig. In 2011, Dr. Feldman assumed ownership and editorial responsibilities.