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  2. US children are struggling with reading — and so are adults

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    Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the number of individuals struggling with literacy into ...

  3. Reading - Wikipedia

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    Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of sight or touch. [1] [2] [3] [4]For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.

  4. TED (conference) - Wikipedia

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    Hosted by Jami Floyd, TED Talks NYC debuted on NYC Life on March 21, 2012. [72] As of October 2020, over 3500 TED talks had been posted, [19] and five to seven new talks are published each week. On TED.com, most talks and speakers are introduced, and talk transcripts are provided; some talks also have footnotes and resource lists.

  5. William S. Gray - Wikipedia

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    He was Reading Director of the Curriculum Foundation Series Scott, Foresman & Company. In 1935, Gray teamed up with Bernice Leary of St. Xavier College, Chicago, to publish their landmark work in readability, What Makes a Book Readable. It attempted to discover what makes a book readable for adults of limited reading ability. [9]

  6. Reading motivation - Wikipedia

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    Reading motivation is the motivational drive to read, an area of interest in the field of education. Studying and implementing the conditions under which students are motivated to read is important in the process of teaching and fostering learning. Reading and writing motivation are the processes to put more effort on reading and writing ...

  7. Robert J. Waldinger - Wikipedia

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    His TED talk on lessons from the longest study of happiness has had over 40 million views and is the fastest spreading talk in the history of TEDx events. [10] On January 12, 2023, with Marc Schulz, Waldinger released The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.

  8. Public speaking - Wikipedia

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    As such, TED Talk videos can help improve speaking skills and vocabulary retention. [ 12 ] There have been many studies that have proven the benefits of teaching public speaking strategies to students in an academic setting, including a higher level of self-confidence and helping to render community well-being with access to a variety of ...

  9. Talk:Speed reading - Wikipedia

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    Howard Berg - a fast reading and learning prodigy - mentions "schema" (psychology), as a factor that influences reading speed. The more you know about what you read, the more your brain can pull-up related knowledge and the easier facts stick in the memory.