Realizing that my team and our interviewees had various ideas in mind when we asked about "reading," I figured I should offer definitions of various kinds.
Book-length reading is the experience of reading a complete, extended work,, such as a novel or nonfiction book, that unfolds ideas or narratives across chapters.
Close reading is the detailed, line-by-line analysis of language, structure, and meaning within a specific passage.
Deep reading is the slow, cognitively demanding process in which skilled readers move beyond decoding to integrate perception, analysis, inference, reflection, and empathy, constructing layered meaning while continually strengthening the brain’s reading circuits.
Digital reading is the engagement with text through electronic devices, often across multiple platforms and formats.
Immersive reading is the act of becoming fully absorbed in a text, entering its world with focused attention and minimal distraction.
Informational reading is reading primarily for facts, updates, or practical knowledge rather than aesthetic or interpretive engagement.
Long-form reading is the sustained engagement with extended texts that require continuous attention over significant stretches of time.
Immersive reading is the act of becoming fully absorbed in a text, entering its world with focused attention and minimal distraction.
Informational reading is reading primarily for facts, updates, or practical knowledge rather than aesthetic or interpretive engagement.
Long-form reading is the sustained engagement with extended texts that require continuous attention over significant stretches of time.
Screen-based (or onscreen) reading is the act of reading text displayed on phones, tablets, or computers, typically within environments shaped by hyperlinks, notifications, and multitasking.
Scroll-based reading is the rapid, continuous consumption of short segments of text, often on social media or news feeds, characterized by movement, brevity, and frequent shifts in attention.
Scroll-based reading is the rapid, continuous consumption of short segments of text, often on social media or news feeds, characterized by movement, brevity, and frequent shifts in attention.
Skimming is the strategic scanning of a text to identify key points, themes, or relevant sections without reading every word.
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