ABSTRACT
So far we have been primarily concerned with topics much broader than reading—like language, comprehension, and memory—or with narrow aspects of reading—like letter or word identification. In this chapter, the spotlight can finally be directed on reading itself, on the specific act, when something meaningful is in front of a reader’s eyes, and the reader is looking at it for a purpose. What does it mean to read? What can be said to be happening? And what do readers need to know?
