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  2. Literacy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [34]: xi The National Center for Education Statistics, part of the Department of Education, awarded a contract to the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and a subcontract to Westat to design and conduct the survey. [35] The 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) provided detailed information on the skills of the adult population as a whole.

  3. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    Reading different types of texts requires the use of different reading strategies and approaches. Making reading an active, observable process can be very beneficial to struggling readers. A good reader interacts with the text in order to develop an understanding of the information before them.

  4. Aesthetic interpretation - Wikipedia

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    Aesthetic reading differs from efferent reading in that the former describes a reader coming to the text expecting to devote attention to the words themselves, to take pleasure in their sounds, images, connotations, etc. Efferent reading, on the other hand, describes someone, "reading for knowledge, for information, or for the conclusion to an ...

  5. World's Best Reading - Wikipedia

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    Vivat Direct Limited, t/a Reader's Digest, a publishing company in the UK that usually prints Reader's Digest Select Editions, [5] has published World's Best Reading books starting in 2010: Kidnapped/Treasure Island (ISBN 0276446585), Wuthering Heights (ISBN 0276446518), Oliver Twist, Pride & Prejudice, A Study In Scarlet/The Hound Of The ...

  6. Best Fiction for Young Adults - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and readers advisory purposes." [1] In addition there is a "Best of the Best" list of the top 10 titles, made available since 1997. [2] The list has been published since 1930 when it was founded as "Best Books for Young ...

  7. 78 Riddles for Adults That Will Test Your Smarts - AOL

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    You'll have to really stretch your brain to figure out some of these easy, funny, and hard riddles for grown-ups! The post 78 Riddles for Adults That Will Test Your Smarts appeared first on Reader ...

  8. List of literary movements - Wikipedia

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    Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing and discussing literary works. These terms are helpful for curricula or anthologies. [1]

  9. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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    Preventing Cardiovascular Disease. The development of cardiovascular disease is strongly associated with your lifestyle habits. You can minimize your chances of developing cardiovascular disease by: