What is Reading: Definition and 635 Discussions

Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch.For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.Other types of reading and writing, such as pictograms (e.g., a hazard symbol and an emoji), are not based on speech based writing systems. The common link is the interpretation of symbols to extract the meaning from the visual notations or tactile signals (as in the case of Braille).

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  1. S

    Reading File Data into 2D Vector

    How can i read file data into 2d vector ?thanks
  2. C

    Mathematica Principia Mathematica worth reading ?

    "Principia Mathematica" worth "reading"? Hi everybody, I have read about Principia Mathematica in many books, and sites on the Net, so I would like to ask you if you know anything about it,or even read some parts of it. What is it exactly ? Is this really important? I read that Godel has...
  3. hypatia

    Bathroom Library: National Geographic, Hotrod Mag, Campground Guide & Comics

    Whats in your bathroom Library? Mine has the last 3 issues of National Geographic, several old copies of Hotrod mag., the Michigan state campground guide and several superhero comic books.
  4. marcus

    Understand hep-th/0502106: Get Help From Those Who Know It Better

    the question on my mind is whether, if we start trying to understand hep-th/0502106 will we occasionally get help from people who understand it better and who might look in sometimes? this is something we cannot tell in advance and it depends to some extent on how capable we are on our own...
  5. B

    Prefer Black and White Books? What Colour Do You Like Yours?

    Just a general question. I've been reading books generally these days, whether it be general literature or science textbooks. What is strange (or not) is that i have come to prefer black and white books rather than colour books. Actually, I'd come as far to say that colour books sometimes...
  6. S

    Online undergraduate reading resource for Astrophysics request

    Hello everyone, I am searching for a whole course on undergraduate Astrophysics which cover some topics like: formation of stars/accretion disk/hertzsprung russel diagram/ energy transport and generation in stars etc.. I have been searching only to coming up with some course either very...
  7. S

    Questioning the Value of Public Reading

    Sorry for this little rant, If the iPod ear bud wires were black would there be so many people walking around and just showing off. Another thing is,how many of you can read book in bus or subway and learn and remember anything,I can't.Some people of course like to to read on public...
  8. Greg Bernhardt

    Existentialism Reading: Sarte, Kierkegaard, Nietzshe, Husserl

    I have gained an interest in learning a bit of the existential attitude and would like to hear if anyone has recommended readings. So far I've read papers by Sarte, Kierkegaard, Nietzshe and Husserl. Thanks!
  9. Z

    Sophomore in High School Seeking Physics Books

    I am a sophomore in high school, and am becoming very interested in physics. It started when I was young and did a report on Albert Einstein, but is just now blossoming. I'm intrigued by nearly all areas of physics, and have just now begun to further my knowledge. I've read Beyond Einstein and...
  10. Q

    Quantum Mechanics History: Online Reading

    Hello, I was wondering if anybody could lead me to some online reading about Quantum Mechanics and its history? Thanks.
  11. D

    Improving Reading Speed: Tips & Techniques

    I know this isn't exactly an English forum, but many of the members here do know quite a bit about English and reading. I find that when I'm reading something I automatically start hearing the words in my head. I feel this is slowing down my reading speed, is there any way for me to start...
  12. J

    Troubleshooting Voltmeter Reading w/ Resistance 5*10^4

    This is another problem I am having troubles with. Here's the prompt: What is the reading of a voltmeter with the proper range and with resistance 5*10^4 Ohms when connected between point b and ground? I know that for voltmeters, V = I_fs (R_c + R_s), and I tried solving for V using the...
  13. J

    Reading macbeth in my english class

    hey.. currently reading macbeth in my english class and needed to find more info on Fleance, Banquo's son... i can't find any major characteristics or his importance in the story...all i found out is that he fled away after banquos death and that's it.. Any help is appreciated.. thanks
  14. J

    Reading macbeth in my english class

    hey.. currently reading macbeth in my english class and needed to find more info on Fleance, Banquo's son... i can't find any major characteristics or his importance in the story...all i found out is that he fled away after banquos death and that's it.. Any help is appreciated.. thanks
  15. G

    Optimizing Integer Comparison without If Statements

    i'm reading a programming book and one of the problems it asks me to solve is to write a program that determines the larger and smaller values of two integers that the user inputs. I could not use if statements in the program. I checked the answer and they had used this expression to come...
  16. B

    Figuring acceleration using time and the reading of a weight scale help please

    I'm new to this stuff, so the question may be really simple, but I just can't work it right... Alright, so the question I'm trying to figure is this: The student's normal weight is 500 N. He stands on a scale in an elevator and records the scale reading as a function of time. So for the...
  17. Cyrus

    Voltage: What You Need to Know

    Q: I am reading up on voltage and I want to make sure I am understanding this concept correctly. We say that there is a voltage between two points a and b. Then if I am to put a particle of any charge at point a, and multiply the charge by the voltage, I will obtain the potential energy at point...
  18. N

    Learning to Read Electrical Schematics

    Hey all. I was wondering how most people learn how to read schematics of electrical circuits and such (apologies for the undoubtably inaccurate terminology, I'm ignorant of these subjects). I understand some very very very basic fundamentals about electricity, mostly garnered from various...
  19. S

    What is an ORF (Open Reading Frame)?

    does anyone know what an ORF (open reading frame) is? it would help me a lot if anyone explains this to me. thank you so much!
  20. marcus

    On first reading Hawking's talk

    somebody got a transcript of Hawking's 21 July talk at dublin to the blogger/cosmologist and generally cool guy Sean Carroll and Peter Woit, the mathematician blogger of Columbia U and Not Even Wrong fame, passed the link on to us http://pancake.uchicago.edu/%7Ecarroll/hawkingdublin.txt...
  21. Math Is Hard

    C program: reading chars then ints

    The assignment states: "Write a code fragment that reads and discards all characters from standard input until it encounters a "=", and then reads the following characters as an int." I have a couple of problems: 1) reading char values as int, for instance if I input abc=123 there's no...
  22. M

    C/C++ Yet another c++ question - reading multiple files

    I have the following problem: My program is supposed to read data from files to an array. The files are numbered: file1.dat, file2.dat and so on. There are 24 of those files, and I really don't want to do the same step 24 times. Is there a way to write a loop along the lines of for (int...
  23. S

    The Credibility of Power vs Force: Worth Reading?

    I just picked up his book Power vs. Force . Is this a credible work at all? I got through the first few pages, and it sounded far fetched to me so I wanted to know if it is worth reading all the way through. Thanks.
  24. A

    Reading Material for Neuroscience, Genetics, Biochem

    I have a working knowledge of Neuroscience, but I disire to learn more, also id like to start gather knowledge on Genetics and Biochem... if someone can please suggest good informational reading material on Neuroscience, or an Introduction to Genetics/Biochem. that would be very helpfull. Thanks...
  25. X

    What classic books are you reading?

    Well, I presume that I'm not the only one who is enjoying to take a rest from books, the scientific ones, and read something classical instead. As the evenings can be profoundly prolix those days, that books to do you read? You can name some of your favourite books by author, title, language...
  26. zk4586

    Secular reading at baccalaureate. Give me suggestions.

    Since it is "highly recommended" that all seniors attend the baccalaureate service after my high school graduation, and since the religious nature of such a service makes me uncomfortable, I was thinking of asking the principal to include a secular reading at the baccalaureate. If she agrees...
  27. A

    Improve Reading Comprehension: Learn Basic Communication Skills

    Now, in a recent thread, I said: One clever response to this was: As you can see, the first post states that one death it too many. The second complains that "People aren't numbers! You're cruel!" Now, the second post makes no sense, since the first post mentions not only an aversion...
  28. D

    Recent Physics Books Worth Reading

    I am interested in recent books related to physics those of you out there have read and recommend.
  29. Ivan Seeking

    NASA develops 'mind-reading' [nerve signal reading] system

    http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994795
  30. T

    Understanding Antioxidants: The Role of Oxidation and Reduction

    Hi. I was reading about antioxidants earlier and they speak about the free radicals oxidizing everything, and so the antioxidants prevent this by happening by undergoing oxidation with them. Now when they're saying oxidation do they really mean oxidation/reduction, because as far as my...
  31. H

    Is Lord of the Rings worth reading?

    Hi there I've read the Lord of the Rings(more than once) and I feel quite let down because there was very little mentioned about the destruction of Sauron. I have heard about a book 'Sauron Defeated' by Christopher Tolkien. I would like to ask anyone who read that book to post their reviews...
  32. H

    Reading too much into a riddle

    Here's a classic riddle (whose statement I am totally butchering, but that's ok!): "A man is carrying a canister of liquid which he claims to be a universal solvent. How do you know he's lying?" This text here is a bit of filler warning you that I'm going to spill the answer to this riddle...
  33. D

    Introductory Quantum Physics Reading?

    I am a first year university student (and have taken chemistry and physics through high school, and still do) and was wondering if anyone had suggestions for reading that would give me a good introduction to the basic background ideas behind quantum physics. I've already learned a good deal...
  34. Q

    An interesting bit about reading

    Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are. The olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer are at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey...
  35. Ivan Seeking

    If You're Reading This, The World Didn't End Last Thursday

    I hope no one is disappointed: :wink: http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-03zl.html
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