Reading

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. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), punctuation, alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation. Other types of reading and writing, such as pictograms (e.g., a hazard symbol or an emoji), are not based on speech-based writing systems.

Extends: Reading (process), [Writing systems](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Writing systems), Orthography, [Applied linguistics](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Applied linguistics), Psycholinguistics