By Kenny Trinh Editor of the gadget review publication netbooknews.com (https://www.netbooknews.com/) [Editor’s note: Periodically we like to open up our blog to others in the reading and education industries, to get a wider perspective of the discoveries and trends happening in these fields. Mr. Trinh graciously offered to contribute today’s post, which has been edited … Continue reading “Guest Blog: 8 Factors to Consider when Choosing an eReader”
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Authors, Developing Words — Arthur C. Clarke
[Editor’s note: This post is part of a continuing series on how writers craft words to express their ideas and to connect with readers.] “The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it’s stranger than we can imagine.” So said Arthur C. Clarke, pioneering scientist and one of the “Big Three” science fiction writers … Continue reading “Authors, Developing Words — Arthur C. Clarke”
Should I Be Reading Faster?
This is a question that we, at AceReader, get a lot. There seems to be a general mindset that reading faster always means reading better. But the real question is ‘Am I reading fluently?’ Here’s why. Speed, also known as rate, is the number of words you read in a minute. Most people read the majority … Continue reading “Should I Be Reading Faster?”
Authors, Developing Words – Mary Oliver
[Editor’s note: This post is part of a continuing series on how writers craft words to express their ideas and to connect with readers.] “I had a very dysfunctional family, and a very hard childhood,” poet Mary Oliver told O: The Oprah Magazine in 2011. “So I made a world out of words. And it … Continue reading “Authors, Developing Words – Mary Oliver”
Real-Time Language Change
We spent a good part of last year looking at how writing — and therefore reading — changed since its inception thousands of years ago till the present day (for links to all those blogs, click here). What’s interesting now, is there is at least one language that is changing in real-time, the language of Laos. The … Continue reading “Real-Time Language Change”
Dolly Parton’s Legacy to Literacy
When most people think of Dolly Parton, they think of a country music superstar and sometime actress; rarely do they mention her in the same breath as education and the push for early literacy. However, through her Imagination Library program, Parton has literally changed millions of U.S. children’s lives by giving them the gift of … Continue reading “Dolly Parton’s Legacy to Literacy”
Book/Reading-Related New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s comes with a slew of resolutions — often about money or diet — that somehow don’t last past a few weeks, or at most a month. Why not change that up this year and make some reading/book resolutions that will keep you engaged to the end of the year and probably beyond? Here … Continue reading “Book/Reading-Related New Year’s Resolutions”
New Year’s Reading List
Happy New Year to all of our readers. The AceReader blog will be back next Tuesday with a new post. In the meantime, here is a suggested reading list for the coming year courtesy of The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/what-to-read-in-2020-based-on-the-books-you-loved-in-2019/2019/12/20/9230f770-2299-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html We hope you find something of interest in this list. And please share with us anything … Continue reading “New Year’s Reading List”
Trends in Reading
As our blog staff takes the week off to celebrate the holidays with our families, we thought you might find this article from the December 24 edition of the Washington Post interesting: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/11-trends-that-changed-the-way-we-read-this-decade/2019/12/24/fb251fb6-21bf-11ea-86f3-3b5019d451db_story.html Much has changed in reading over the past decade, and as we’re about to head into a new year and a new … Continue reading “Trends in Reading”
Vision Problems and Reading Comprehension
If a child is having difficulty reading, sometimes vision problems may be the cause. The problems may not be apparent, though, if the child does not complain about difficulty seeing or has passed their school’s vision screening. What’s required is a comprehensive optometric examination, one that addresses the many different components required for reading and comprehension. … Continue reading “Vision Problems and Reading Comprehension”