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Twilight of Books Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
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.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 197 [+].
Slow reading in dyslexia tied to disorganized brain tracts Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
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 rapid, “automatic” reading.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 183 [+].
Don’t like reading? Read on… Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
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.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 67 [+].
Hidden method of reading revealed Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
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.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 210 [+].
How Is Babby Formed - Dramatic Reading Of A Yahoo Answer Posted: 1 year ago by doggylives
I think this is the same guy who did the Dramatic Reading Of A Breakup Letter
Make sure you have volume turned on.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 37 [+].
Female tutors best for boys' reading Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
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.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 90 [+].
PBS writes last chapter for kids show 'Reading Rainbow' Posted: 3 months ago by nateebiinature
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."
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Doherty saves the day at Reading festival Posted: 1 year ago by topofall
The Media at it's best!
A 'hero' because he phoned the fire brigade!
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 114 [+].
Man's love of reading costs him his home Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
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
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 155 [+].
Reading This Will Change Your Brain--The Ultimate Gadget Posted: 1 year ago by stinkobinko
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
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Dramatic Reading of a Real Breakup Letter Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
Very, very dramatic.
(make sure your volume is up)
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 30 [+].
Bible-Reading Woman Kicked Off Fort Worth Bus Posted: 2 years ago by tigertony
Reading to her kids on the way to church.
(Theme pic not related to story, but it is an attention getter.)
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Reading Minds? Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
60 minutes???? Mike Wallace?
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 155 [+].
A step closer to reading the mind Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists say for the first time they have understood someone's thoughts by looking at what their brain is doing.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 367 [+].
How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes Posted: 4 months ago by 2manyusernames
How much more could you get done if you completed all of your required reading in 1/3 or 1/5 the time?
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 150 [+].
Map reading proves tough test for Britons Posted: 2 years ago by spocksmyhomeboy
I am gonna get killed for this, but what's the betting they're women... (goes into hiding)
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 67 [+].
Area cyber teacher receives frantic online plea from Reading student Posted: 1 year ago by gar
Behind a locked, second-floor bedroom door, Rivera turned on her computer and contacted the only person she saw online at 7:16 in the morning: Rae Balog, her online Spanish teacher 260 miles away in her Tarentum office of the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School.
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Reading Through The Write Window Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
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.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 240 [+].
Speed Reading Test Posted: 3 years ago by Neiako
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.
Comments: 11 Score: [-] 104 [+].
Bus driver pulled off route after being spotted reading book at the wheel Posted: 5 months ago by kakana
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.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 147 [+].
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