ABSTRACT
This chapter sketches out an exploratory map of reading by providing the following:
A description of the miracle of reading (Part I).
An initial definition of reading.
A discussion of purposes for reading.
A definition of fluent reading comprehension.
An explanation of how reading works.
Lower-level processing.
Higher-level processing.
Cognitive and neurolinguistic processing.
A description of the miracle of reading (Part II).
An introduction to frequently cited models of reading.
