Reading (process) is the human cognitive process of decoding symbols or syntax for the purpose of deriving meaning (reading comprehension) or constructing meaning. (pronounced "reeding")
Reading, Berkshire is a town in England (pronounced /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ "redding") See below for related place-names.
Reading may also refer to:
Activity
Reading (derived from "to read") is the process of converting information, usually arranged in syntax, into a usable form. It can refer to:
- Cold reading (theatrical), an audition without rehearsal
- Cold reading, an acknowledged method of feigning divination applied by confidence tricksters and diviners.
- Divination, the attempt to ascertain information by interpretation of omens or an alleged supernatural agency, may be referred to as a reading
- Hot reading, a method comparable to cold readings except that more active means of gathering information about the sitter are employed.
- Lip reading, the technique of understanding speech by visually interpreting the movements of the lips, face and tongue with information provided by the context, language, and any residual hearing
- Mind reading (disambiguation) can refer to telepathy, mentalism, an emerging field in neuroscience, or an interpersonal communication
- Reading (computer), the activity performed by a computers in extracting information from a storage medium
- Reading (legislature), the mechanism by which a bill is introduced to and approved by a legislature
- Reading (process), the human cognitive process of decoding symbols or syntax for the purpose of deriving meaning (reading comprehension) or constructing meaning
- Reading education, a process by which individuals are taught to derive meaning from text
- Poetry reading, the performance of poetry
- Sight reading, the performance of music or theater without prior exercises
- Speed reading, a collection of reading methods which attempt to increase rates of reading without greatly reducing comprehension or retention
Names
Places
United Kingdom
United States
- Reading Township, Livingston County, Illinois
- Reading Township, Calhoun County, Iowa
- Reading, Kansas
- Reading, Massachusetts
- North Reading, Massachusetts
- Reading, Michigan
- Reading Township, Michigan
- Reading Township, Butler County, Nebraska
- Port Reading, New Jersey
- Reading, New York
- Reading, Ohio
- Reading Township, Perry County, Ohio
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Reading Township, Pennsylvania
- Reading, Vermont
People
Titles
Other
- Reading Power Station, Tel Aviv, Israel
- USS Bailey (DD-269), later HMS Reading, Town-class destroyer of the US Navy, transferred to the Royal Navy in World War II
- USS Reading (PF-66), US Navy Tacom-class frigate named after Reading, Pennsylvania
- Pont Reading, historic house in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA
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