Tolkien Reading Day — is an annual event, launched by The Tolkien Society in 2003, that takes place on 25 March. It has the aim of encouraging the reading of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, and the use of Tolkien s works in education and library groups. The date of… … Wikipedia
Reading education — is the process by which individuals are taught to derive meaning from text.Government funded scientific research on reading and reading instruction began in the U.S. in the 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s, researchers began publishing findings… … Wikipedia
DAY OF ATONEMENT — (Heb. יוֹם הכִּפּוּרִים, Yom ha Kippurim), one of the appointed seasons of the Lord, holy convocations, a day of fasting and atonement, occurring on the Tenth of Tishri. It is the climax of the ten days of penitence and the most important day in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Reading Recovery — is a supplementary education program that aims to offer the lowest achieving first grade children an effective method of English language reading and writing instruction. The program was developed in the 1970s by New Zealand educator Dr. Marie… … Wikipedia
Reading readiness — has been defined as the point at which a person is ready to learn to read and the time during which a person transitions from being a non reader into a reader. Other terms for reading readiness include early literacy and emergent reading.Children … Wikipedia
Reading to Kids — is a charitable organization that sponsors monthly reading clubs at inner city elementary schools with low literacy rates in Los Angeles, CA. The organization provides books and volunteers who read to the children; after each reading club the… … Wikipedia
Reading Lolita in Tehran — Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books is a book by Iranian author and professor, Azar Nafisi.Published in 2003, it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over one hundred weeks and has been translated into thirty two languages.… … Wikipedia
Day-care sex-abuse hysteria — was a panic that occurred primarily in the 1980s and early 1990s featuring claims against daycare providers of satanic ritual abuse and several forms of child abuse.[1][2] A prominent case in Kern County, California, first brought the issue of… … Wikipedia
Reading the Romance — is a book by Janice Radway that analyzes the Romance novel genre using reader response criticism. It was first published in 1984 and had a reprint in 1991. The 1984 edition of the book is comprised of an introduction, six chapters, and a… … Wikipedia
Reading Transport — Ltd. Slogan Quality travel for Reading Delivering Transport Excellence Parent Reading Borough Council Founded 31 October 1901 ( … Wikipedia
