Learning to read

thumb|upright=1.35|Adult literacy rates, 2023 Literacy is the ability to read and write, and illiteracy is the inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of literacy as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was understood solely as alphabetical literacy (understanding the meanings of words without necessarily being able to use words); and the period after 1950, when literacy slowly began to be considered as a wider concept and process, including the social and cultural aspects of reading, writing, and functional literacy.

A phoneme () is a set of similar speech sounds that are perceptually regarded by the speakers of a language as a single basic sound—a smallest possible phonetic unit—that helps distinguish one word from another. All languages contain phonemes (or the spatial–gestural equivalent in sign languages), and all spoken languages include both consonant and vowel phonemes. Phonemes are studied under phonology, a branch of linguistics (a discipline encompassing language, writing, speech and related matters).

A morpheme is any of the smallest meaningful constituents within a linguistic expression and particularly within a word. Many words are themselves standalone morphemes, while other words contain multiple morphemes; in linguistic terminology, this is the distinction, respectively, between free and bound morphemes. The field of linguistic study dedicated to morphemes is called morphology.

A vocabulary (also known as a lexicon) is a set of words, typically the set in a language or the set known to an individual. The word vocabulary originated from the Latin , meaning "a word, name". It forms an essential component of language and communication, helping convey thoughts, ideas, emotions, and information. Vocabulary can be oral, written, or signed and can be categorized into two main types: active vocabulary (words one uses regularly) and passive vocabulary (words one recognizes but does not use often). An individual's vocabulary continually evolves through various methods, includi

thumb|Various glyphs representing instances of the lower case letter , considered to be [[allographs of the same grapheme|class=skin-invert-image]]

Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning, self-study, and self-teaching) is the practice of education without the guidance of teachers. Autodidacts are self-taught people who learn a subject through self-study. Autodidacticism may involve, complement, or be an alternative to formal education. Formal education itself may have a hidden curriculum that requires self-study for the uninitiated.

reading technique supposed to increase the ability to read quickly

ability to read single words, sentences and whole texts fluently and to understand them in context

Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand a written text. The concept exists in both natural language and programming languages, though in different forms. In natural language, the readability of text depends on its content (the complexity of its vocabulary and syntax) and its presentation (such as typographic aspects that affect legibility, like font size, line height, character spacing, and line length). In programming, things such as programmer comments, choice of loop structure, and choice of names can determine the ease with which humans can read computer program code.

thumb|right|240px|William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Difficult Lesson (1884)

VTech Holdings Limited (an abbreviation of Video Technology Limited or simply VTech) is a Hong Kong children's product manufacturer. It is also the world's largest manufacturer of baby monitors and cordless phones. It was founded in October 1976 by Allan Wong (Chi-Yun) and Stephen Leung.

textbooks used to teach reading and associated skills to schoolchildren

thumb|Students learning phonics through a textbook.

Intentional reduction of reading speed

Subvocalization, or silent speech, is the internal speech typically made when reading; it provides the sound of the word as it is read. This is a natural process when reading, and it helps the mind to access meanings to comprehend and remember what is read, potentially reducing cognitive load.

ability to find embedded discrimination in media

reading learning method

American author (1911-1986)

range of neurological conditions, developmental or acquired

awareness of the phonological (sound) structure of words

theory of two separate mental mechanisms

upright|thumb|Miss Thomas Campion|Campion holding a hornbook, 1661. From Tuer's History of the Horn-Book.

required reading assignment in an educational system

The predictable and systematic relationship between letters and spoken sounds.

reading education method

reading large amount of text in order to encounter and learn new vocabulary and language patern.

series of children's early reading books

method of teaching English reading and writing

instructional activity that takes the form of a dialogue between teachers and students regarding segments of text for the purpose of constructing the meaning of text

educational entertainment company

form of literacy education

scientific theory of Reading Comprehension

teaching strategy in linguistics

list of frequently used English words

area of special education

book by Nurit Karlin

subtitling programs on TV in the same language as the audio

fictional character in the Amelia Bedelia children's picture book series

method of developing reading coimprehension

discredited remedial literacy education approach