Based on the analysis of 190 studies (18,573 participants), we estimate that the average
silent reading rate for adults in English is 238 words per minute (wpm) for non-fiction and …

The prospect of speed reading—reading at an increased speed without any loss of
comprehension—has undeniable appeal. Speed reading has been an intriguing concept for …

An engaging and authoritative guide to the impact of reading medium on learning, from a
foremost expert in the field We face constant choices about how we read. Educators must …

Reading in a Second Language sets the testing and teaching of reading against a
theoretical background, discussing research from both applied linguistics and cognitive …

The twofold purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the relative importance of
decoding skills to reading comprehension in reading development and to identify which …

Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice Bill Grabe Table of
Contents Preface Section I: Foundations of Reading Comprehension 1. The Nature of …

Computer analyses of text characteristics are often used by reading teachers, researchers,
and policy makers when selecting texts for students. The authors of this article identify …

Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that has divided theorists for decades over what is
the" right" way to help children learn to read. Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that …

Prior to the twentieth century, theories of knowledge were inherently perceptual. Since then,
developments in logic, statistics, and programming languages have inspired amodal …

Recent studies of eye movements in reading and other information processing tasks, such
as music reading, ty**, visual search, and scene perception, are reviewed. The major …