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Reading by humans is mostly done from paper (a dysphemism for such an edition is " dead tree edition"), but other media are used, such as carved stone, chalk on blackboard: anything that can hold a mark. More recently these include computer displays, televisionSee TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term has come to refer to all the aspects of television p and other displays in devices such as mobile phoneCellular links here. For the 2004 movie, Cellular see Cellular (movie). A mobile phone is a mobile device which acts as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area. Mobile phones allow connections to be made to the telephone network, nors.
A requirement for (convenient) reading is a good contrastIn visual perception, contrast is the difference in visual properties that makes an object (or its representation in an image) distinguishable from other objects and the background. In visual perception of the real world, contrast is determined by the dif between letters and background (depending on colors of letters and background, any pattern or image in the background, and on lightingLighting refers to the devices or techniques used for illumination, usually referring to artificial light sources such as lamps or flashlights. Natural indoor lighting is by windows and skylights. Artificial indoor lighting is by means of lamps, today usu) and a suitable font size. In the case of a computer screen, not having to scroll horizontally is important.
Human reading appears to be performed as a series of word recognition steps with saccadeA saccade is a fast movement of an eye, head, or other part of an animal's body or of a device. It can also be a fast shift in frequency of an emitted signal, or other such fast change. Its purpose can be illustrated by the human eye. We do not look at as between them.
The process of recording information to be read later is writingWriting is the process of inscribing characters on a medium, with the intention of forming words and other larger language constructs. The instrument or instruments used for recording, and the medium on which the recording is done can be almost infinite,. In the case of computer and microficheMicrofiche is one of the most compact analog storage media in common use. It is normally used to provide a comprehensive research library in institutions (such as small college libraries) that could not otherwise afford the floor space. A library of 20,00 storage there is the separate step of displaying the written text. For humans reading is usually faster and easier than writing.
Reading is typically an individual activity, although on occasion a person will read out loud for the benefit of other listeners. Reading aloud for one's own use, for better comprehension, is a form of intrapersonal communicationIntrapersonal communication is communication that a person has with him or herself. Although some might take the position that no communication is needed if only one party is involved, we communicate with ourselves all the time. Intrapersonal communicatio. Reading to young children is a recommended way to instill language, expression, and to promote comprehension of text.
Literacy is the ability to read and write; illiteracy is usually caused by not having had the opportunity to learn these. Apart from that, sufferers of dyslexia have difficulty reading and/or writing.About acquiring reading skill, see Reading education.
Learning to read in a language other than your native one, especially in adulthood, may be a rather different process from learning to read your native language in childhood. For this, see English as an additional language.
Proofreading is a kind of reading for the purpose of detecting typographical errors. Reader's fatigue can sometimes come as a result of reading poorly written work.