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  2. Reading - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    The teacher as reading instructor is a role model of a reader for students, demonstrating what it means to be an effective reader and the rewards of being one. Reading comprehension levels. Reading comprehension involves two levels of processing, shallow (low-level) processing and deep (high-level) processing.

  4. What Is Reading Fluency? - WebMD

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    5 min read. Reading fluency is the ability to read with proper speed, accuracy, and expression. Children, and people in general, must be able to read fluently in order to understand what they’re ...

  5. Literacy - Wikipedia

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    Literacy. v. t. e. Literacy is the ability to read and write. Broadly, literacy may be viewed as "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" [1] with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. [2]

  6. Benefits of Reading Books: For Your Physical and Mental Health

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    Reading books may have several physical and mental benefits. These include strengthening your brain, increasing your ability to empathize, reducing stress, and building your vocabulary, among others.

  7. Simple view of reading - Wikipedia

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    Reading. The simple view of reading is a scientific theory that a student's ability to understand written words depends on how well they sound out (decode) the words and understand the meaning of those words. Specifically, their reading comprehension can be predicted by multiplying their skill in decoding the written words by their ability to ...

  8. Pulse Oximetry: Uses, Readings, and How It Works - Healthline

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    Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive test that measures the oxygen saturation level of your blood. It can rapidly detect even small changes in oxygen levels. These levels show how efficiently blood is ...

  9. What Is Dyslexia? What Causes It? - WebMD

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    Other reading programs geared toward kids with dyslexia include: Orton-Gillingham is a step-by-step technique that teaches kids how to match letters with sounds and recognize letter sounds in words.