[senco-forum] An amateurs definition of reading

Hi All

It may appear that I have been guilty of making the assumption that there
was a pre ordained definition of what reading is or how it is defined.
Coming from the background of one with a problem in this area I assumed that
others would have the answer, but during some off list communication this
appears not to be the case.

For me reading is about the delivery of a pre recorded message, and the
ability to decode the visual interpretation of a repeatable sound message.
Although it could be also argued that; some can read the same massage from
an elaborate pictorial freeze.

So the definition we are seeking revolves around the ability to interpret
the message contained is the visual notation of Speech, which many call
text.

So we have narrowed the definition to reading text, or interpreting text. 
The next part of the definition I would imagine should define the skills
required to reach this objective, and the range of skills required to match
the various strengths and weakness that all who are expected to perform this
may have or even may not have. There should also be some input as to how
some deficits can be compensated for.

This is just a collection of random ideas which the many professionals on
this forum will no doubt correct and provide the real explanations.

Best wishes 

Graeme
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