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| perusal |
the act or an instance of reading. [1/2 definitions] |
| phonics |
(used with a sing. verb) a method of teaching spelling, pronunciation, and reading that uses a phonetic rendering of the standard spelling system. [1/2 definitions] |
| play by ear |
to play (a piece of music) just from the memory of the sound of it and not from reading the musical notation. [1/2 definitions] |
| primer1 |
a book that teaches basic principles, esp. a children's textbook that teaches reading. |
| read1 |
to accomplish by reading. [2/16 definitions] |
| reader |
a textbook used in teaching writing or reading. [1/5 definitions] |
| reading |
used for reading. [1/8 definitions] |
| reading room |
a room, esp. designated for reading or quiet study as in a library. |
| rereading |
combined form of reading. |
| roll call |
the reading aloud of a list of names of those expected to be present, such as students in a classroom, soldiers in a unit, or members at a meeting. [2 definitions] |
| saccade |
a rapid, involuntary eye movement, as during reading. [1/2 definitions] |
| solfeggio |
in music, the use of the sol-fa syllables in singing exercises, sight-reading, or the like; solmization. [1/2 definitions] |
| spell out |
to puzzle out by, or as if by, reading one letter at a time. [1/2 definitions] |
| study |
a room set aside for reading and studying. [1/12 definitions] |
| three R's |
reading, writing, and arithmetic, considered as the fundamentals of education. |
| unlettered |
not versed in reading and writing; illiterate. [1/3 definitions] |
| unread |
not knowledgeable because of not having done much reading; uneducated; ignorant. [1/2 definitions] |
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