What will life be like when people stop reading? Reading for pleasure seems to be a fast downslide, not just in America but world-wide. It is even more alarming that it appears that it isn't just a loss of will to read, but a loss of reading ability. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The mystery of how we read a sentence has been unlocked by scientists. Previously, researchers thought that, when reading, both eyes focused on the same letter of a word. But a UK team has found this is not always the case. In fact, almost 50% of the time, each of our eyes locks on to different letters simultaneously. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I think this is the same guy who did the Dramatic Reading Of A Breakup Letter

Make sure you have volume turned on. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

The reading skills of young male students may improve more when boys are tutored by women, a Canadian study shows, contradicting some school policies to hire male teachers to improve boys' literacy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Dyslexia marked by poor reading fluency — slow and choppy reading — may be caused by disorganized, meandering tracts of nerve fibers in the brain, according to researchers. Their study, using the latest imaging methods, gives researchers a glimpse of what may go wrong in the structure of some dyslexic readers’ brains that makes it difficult to integrate the information needed for... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Just because you don’t enjoy reading a good book, doesn’t mean there aren’t many other uses for all of those books piled up in the attic. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

How many words can you read per minute (wpm)? 1) Click the START button (2) Read the text (3) Click on the FINISH button to see your results. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

A wonderful site with a very large and diverse collection of authors providing a vast collection of poetry and prose for adults and children.

Sadly the site shut down, but is still up and still hosts the authors' works. There won't be any new offerings however. Read it now while you can. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

As Metro's new zero-tolerance policy against operators using mobile devices on the job went into effect yesterday, Montgomery County officials said a Ride On bus driver photographed holding a book while driving is no longer operating buses, pending an investigation. picked by kakana 4 months ago

I think we've probably all seen the "Paomnnehel pweor of the hmuan mnid" text before, but now you can try reading your favourite websites in the same style :-) picked by bunmaster 1 year ago

Type in the name of the book you've just finished, and The Book Seer will provide recommendations for your next read. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

If you like to read, here’s “Thumb Thing” you must have! Simply put the Thumb Thing on your thumb and pick up a book; the two wings will hold the pages open more easily than if you just used your hand, making reading more comfortable. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The PBS reading show "Reading Rainbow" -- starring " Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Roots" alum LeVar Burton -- ends its 26-year run on Friday. Its longevity was the third-longest for a public television children's show, beaten only by "Sesame Street" and "Mister Rogers Neighborhood." picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The Media at it's best!

A 'hero' because he phoned the fire brigade! picked by topofall 1 year ago

Authorities in Wilkes-Barre, condemned John Puchniak's apartment this year when a routine inspection raised concern the bookstore owner's collection of nearly 3,000 texts could cause a fire picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A dramatic shift in how we gather information and communicate with one another has touched off an era of rapid evolution that may ultimately change the human brain as we know it picked by stinkobinko 12 months ago

Very, very dramatic.

(make sure your volume is up) picked by muppet 1 year ago

Reading to her kids on the way to church.

(Theme pic not related to story, but it is an attention getter.) picked by tigertony 2 years ago

60 minutes???? Mike Wallace? picked by Bornbad 2 years ago