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  2. Does Reading Make You Smarter? 7 Things to Know - Healthline

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    6. It can improve brain health. Books put knowledge directly into your hands (or ears, in the case of audiobooks). Yet all the knowledge in the world may have little benefit when you have trouble ...

  3. How to Become Smarter: 10 Ways to Boost Your Intelligence

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    use meditation apps. listen to guided meditation videos. attend a meditation class. 4. Drink coffee. Adenosine is a brain chemical that stops the release of stimulatory substances in your brain ...

  4. Flesch–Kincaid readability tests - Wikipedia

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    The Flesch–Kincaid readability tests are readability tests designed to indicate how difficult a passage in English is to understand. There are two tests: the Flesch Reading-Ease, and the Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level. Although they use the same core measures (word length and sentence length), they have different weighting factors.

  5. 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.

  6. Accelerated Reader - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .renaissance .com /products /accelerated-reader /. Accelerated Reader (AR) is an educational tool that is used to monitor and manage student's independent reading practice and reading comprehension in the English and Spanish languages respectively. This program works by assessing the student's performances and awarding points ...

  7. French psychologist Alfred Binet created the first intelligence test in the early 1900s. However, modern IQ testing in the United States stems from the work of Henry Herbert Goddard.

  8. Wechsler Test of Adult Reading - Wikipedia

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    Wechsler Test of Adult Reading. Purpose. measure of premorbid intelligence. The Wechsler Test of Adult Reading (WTAR) is a neuropsychological assessment tool used to provide a measure of premorbid intelligence, the degree of Intellectual function prior to the onset of illness or disease. [1]

  9. The Facts on Fasting for Blood Tests - WebMD

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    Fasting blood glucose measures the amount of glucose ( sugar) in your blood to test for diabetes or prediabetes. Typical fasting time: At least 8 hours. Lipid profile checks the level of ...