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Topic: reading
Definition:

  • the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
  • "his main reading was detective stories"
  • "suggestions for further reading" a particular interpretation or performance
  • "on that reading it was an insult"
  • "he was famous for his reading of Mozart" a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
  • "he could not believe the meter reading"
  • "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" written material intended to be read
  • "the teacher assigned new readings"
  • "he bought some reading material at the airport" a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
  • "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
  • "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"

    Related tag cloud:

  • books
  • writing
  • literacy
  • education
  • learning
  • children
  • berkshire
  • read
  • uk
  • literature
  • book
  • school
  • phonics
  • math
  • kids
  • fiction
  • pa
  • library
  • spelling
  • language
  • history
    • Resources:

    International Reading Association
    Seeks to improve quality of reading instruction through studying the reading processes and teaching techniques; serving as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research.
    http://www.reading.org/

    Reading Online
    A journal for literacy educators K-12; includes articles, commentaries, reviews, and discussion forums.
    http://www.readingonline.org/

    The University of Reading
    Offers traditional degrees and also less usual and other vocationally relevant ones.
    http://www.reading.ac.uk/

    GPN Educational Media
    Markets classroom videos and instructional media.
    http://gpn.unl.edu/