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  2. Studies have shown that men read less fiction. Jenna Bush ...

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    The gender gap in the United States also extends to reading. Men are more likely to read nonfiction over fiction, while the opposite is true for women, according to a study conducted by the ...

  3. Americans are reading less — and smartphones and shorter ...

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    The surprising benefits of reading books. Not reading means missing out on a slew of benefits, beyond boosting language skills and vocabulary: It’s basically a workout for your brain.

  4. Audiobooks, comics and magazines count as reading, too ... - AOL

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    Bookey notes that reading text does offer some benefits to children not available through audiobooks, and suggests that children who prefer audiobooks use them in addition to other types of ...

  5. How to Read a Book - Wikipedia

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    At this stage, the reader broadens and deepens his or her knowledge on a given subject – e.g., love, war, particle physics, etc. – by reading several books on that subject. In the final pages of this part, the author expounds on the philosophical benefits of reading: "growth of the mind", fuller experience as a conscious being...

  6. 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.

  7. Bibliotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Bibliotherapy (also referred to as book therapy, reading therapy, poetry therapy or therapeutic storytelling) is a creative arts therapy that involves storytelling or the reading of specific texts. It uses an individual's relationship to the content of books and poetry and other written words as therapy .

  8. My Take: The importance of reading fiction together - AOL

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    The best art does not necessarily affirm the views we already have but instead challenges us to rethink these perspectives and listen to those of others.

  9. Slow reading - Wikipedia

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    The use of slow reading in literary criticism is sometimes referred to as close reading.Of less common usage is the term, "deep reading". [1]Slow reading is contrasted with speed reading which involves techniques to increase the rate of reading without adversely affecting comprehension, and contrasted with skimming which employs visual page cues to increase reading speed.