Cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning; a form of language processing

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Oliver Caswell and Laura Bridgman reading embossed letters from a book. Lithograph by W. Sharp, 1844, after A. Fisher.

An old couple sitting, the man leans over on his walking stick to listen to the woman reading from the bible. Line engraving after G. Dou.

A wounded British soldier being visited in an Egyptian hospital by a monk, a sister of mercy and a chaplain. Wood engraving after F. Villiers.

A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.

The Virgin Mary and the Christ child, with Saint Augustine, Saint George, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Stephen and an angel with a lily. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Francia.

Joseph reads from the Bible while the Virgin Mary breast feeds Jesus. Etching by S. della Bella.

A girl sitting on a bench crying as a boy pulls her plait: another boy reads beside her. Wood engraving by H. Linton.

The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.

A girl kneels on the floor by an old man holding a book on his lap: another man sits at a table with an open book, a third removes his hat as he enters the room. Engraving by L. Stocks after F. Nash.

A philosopher in his study, reading a book containing a print of a skeleton. Etching by J.A. von Prenner, 1728, after C. Paudiss.

A scholar sits in his study reading beside a globe. Line engraving by V. Denon, 1784, after G. Metsu (?).

Everyday life at Greenwich Hospital: left, Pensioners in one of the wards, right, inside one of the "cabbins". Wood engravings by M. Jackson, 1865.

How to read a paper : the basics of evidence based medicine / Trisha Greenhalgh.

Reading retardation and multi-sensory teaching / Charles Hulme.

An old woman wearing spectacles, reading the paper. Mezzotint.

Two men and a boy read from a book, one man holds a magnifying glass. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after D. Maggiotto.

Psychologische Untersuchungen über das Lesen auf Experimenteller Grundlage / von Benno Erdmann und Raymond Dodge.

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How to read a paper : the basics of evidence based medicine / Trisha Greenhalgh.

Reading retardation and multi-sensory teaching / Charles Hulme.

An old woman wearing spectacles, reading the paper. Mezzotint.

Two men and a boy read from a book, one man holds a magnifying glass. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after D. Maggiotto.

Psychologische Untersuchungen über das Lesen auf Experimenteller Grundlage / von Benno Erdmann und Raymond Dodge.

Reading

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How to read a paper : the basics of evidence based medicine / Trisha Greenhalgh.

Reading retardation and multi-sensory teaching / Charles Hulme.

An old woman wearing spectacles, reading the paper. Mezzotint.

Two men and a boy read from a book, one man holds a magnifying glass. Line engraving by N. Cavalli after D. Maggiotto.

Psychologische Untersuchungen über das Lesen auf Experimenteller Grundlage / von Benno Erdmann und Raymond Dodge.

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