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Reading (process)
(, "reeding") is the human cognitive process of decoding symbols or syntax for the purpose of deriving meaning (reading comprehension) or constructing meaning.
Reading, Berkshire
(, "redding") is a town in England. See below for related place-names.
Reading
may also refer to:
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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, a 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
Places
United Kingdom
- Reading, Berkshire (origin of other place names)
- *Reading (HM Prison), prison and youth offenders' institution
- * University of Reading
- * Reading and Leeds Festivals, rock music festival
- * Reading F.C., Coca Cola Championship football team
- *Reading Town F.C., Hellenic league football team
- *Reading R.F.C., Rugby union football team
- * Reading School, boys' grammar school
- * Reading Racers, speedway team
- * Reading East (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
- * Reading West (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
- * Reading South (UK Parliament constituency) (1950-1955 and 1974-1983)
- * Reading North (UK Parliament constituency) (1950-1955 and 1974-1983)
- * Reading (UK Parliament constituency) (1295-1950 and 1955-1974)
- *Battle of Reading (disambiguation)
- *Reading/Wokingham Urban Area, area defined by UK Office for National Statistics
United States
- Reading Township, Livingston County, Illinois
- Reading Township, Calhoun County, Iowa
- Reading, Kansas
- Reading, Massachusetts
- *Reading (MBTA station), rail station
- 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 Company, historical railroad
- * Reading Works, historical factory
- * West Reading, Pennsylvania
- Reading Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Reading, Vermont
People
- John Reading (disambiguation) several people of this name
- John of Reading (died 1346)
- Pierson B. Reading (1816-1868), American pioneer
- Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860-1935)
- Alice Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading (c.1866–1930)
- Gerald Isaacs, 2nd Marquess of Reading (1889-1960)
- Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading (1894–1971)
- Bertice Reading (1933-1991), American singer
- Peter Reading (born 1956), English poet
Titles
- Bishop of Reading, Anglican suffragan bishop in Diocese of Oxford since 1889
- Baron Astley of Reading, title in peerage of England (1644-1688)
- Marquess of Reading, title in peerage of the UK since 1926
- *Marchioness of Reading (disambiguation), wife of the Marquess
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
See also
- All pages beginning with Reading}} for many organisations and publications
- Redding (disambiguation)
- Read (disambiguation)
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