READING
(See also Dyslexia; Fluency; Illiteracy; Literacy; Study)
(Note centered heading below: Quotations)
advantages of paper over computer screen: ijwhf article 24
advantages over watching TV: g96 1/22 21-22; g95 7/22 31; g94 1/8 29
aliteracy: g96 1/22 21-23; g96 11/8 30
appreciation for Awake! articles on: g 4/07 29
Ashurbanipal’s comment on reading inscriptions from “before the flood”: it-2 754, 1212
benefits: be 21; g96 1/22 21-22
children of literate mothers: g96 1/22 28
enhances educational success: g05 8/8 28-29; g03 8/8 29
learning to read well: w23.12 20-21, 26-27
memory: g05 7/8 28
obtaining employment: g97 4/22 28; yp 138-139
relaxation: g 3/10 27
youthful crime reduced: g97 4/8 29
youths comment on: g 5/06 16-17
Bible: mrt article 5; w23.02 8-13; w22.10 7-8; lff lesson 11; it-2 755; wp17.1 3; be 9-12; wt 26-31; w00 5/1 14-15; w00 10/1 8-12; w96 5/15 10-20; w95 5/1 8-21; w94 5/15 4-6; sg 21
84-year-old learns to read: g04 9/22 28-29
aloud: w10 7/1 21; be 104, 150-152; w96 5/15 18-19
as a family: w14 3/15 18; be 11, 60, 248-249; km 11/02 5; w99 7/1 11-12; km 2/99 4; w96 5/15 13-16
aspects to consider: w23.02 11-12; lff lesson 11; w19.01 19; nwt 36; w06 11/15 5; w03 12/1 11; wt 28-31
attitude of Catholic Church: w01 6/1 32; g86 6/8 3-9
benefits: w19.07 3; w19.11 11; it-2 755; wp17.1 6-7; w11 5/15 5; g98 3/8 28; g97 2/22 11-12; w96 5/15 10-11, 16-17; g96 1/22 23
Bible examples: it-2 755; w13 10/15 21-23; w98 10/15 20-21; w95 5/1 9-13; w94 5/15 4-5
considered essential: w86 4/15 3-4
daily: w25.10 32; mwb23.03 11; mwb19.10 7; w10 7/1 20-21; w09 8/1 13-18; w07 1/1 5-6; w04 7/15 12; yb04 4-5; w02 4/1 18-19; be 10-11; km 1/00 3; w95 5/1 13-21
“day and night” (Jos 1:8): w15 10/15 27
decline: g87 5/8 29
during vacation: w00 8/15 32
elders: w00 10/1 8-9; w95 5/1 12-13
encouragement to read: w23.09 12; cl 312; lff lesson 1; w17.09 24; wp17.1 3; w09 5/15 10; g 4/09 23; wt 26-27; ip-1 310; w99 11/1 9, 11-14; ba 3, 30; w90 2/1 7; gm 5-11
encouraging others to read: km 11/88 1, 4
entire Bible: w23.05 26, 30; yp2 291; w02 11/15 23; w96 5/15 18; w95 5/1 18
examples: wp17.1 3; w09 5/15 10; w00 3/15 32; w95 5/1 20-21
finding spiritual gems: w24.02 32
how to make more beneficial: lff lesson 11; w19.01 18; wp17.1 4; w16.05 24-26; w16.12 18; km 10/15 3; w13 4/15 7-11; ia 207; w11 5/15 3-5; g 4/09 23-26; w00 10/1 12; yp 312-313; km 12/88 7
how to make more interesting: mwb18.03 8; wp17.1 5-6
how to read: ijwyp articles 77, 116; scl 111; w22.10 8; mwb20.05 7; it-2 755; w10 7/1 19-21; g 4/09 23-26; yp2 292; g 11/07 21; be 9, 12; w00 10/1 11-12; w96 5/15 11-12; w95 5/1 16-19
importance of regularity: lff lesson 11; g00 10/8 23-24; w95 5/1 9-10, 12-18
‘in an undertone’: w13 4/15 7-8; w08 8/15 24; be 24-25; w96 5/15 11
Israel (ancient): w00 10/1 9; w95 5/1 9-12
Jesus’ example: w02 6/15 13
King Henry VIII promotes (16th century): w12 6/1 10-11; w02 1/1 32
lack in France: g02 7/8 28-29
lack in U.S.: g01 11/22 29; w00 1/15 32; w91 1/15 7
lack in world: g00 5/8 29
Memorial time: mwb25.03 8-9; mwb24.03 6-7; mwb23.03 8-9; mwb22.03 10-11; mwb21.03 5; mwb19.04 4-5
objective: w10 7/1 19-20; wt 28-31
opposition to: g 12/11 6-9; gm 8-9; w86 5/15 17
Pope John Paul II urges: g98 10/8 17
prayer before: wp17.1 4; w10 7/1 20; g01 8/22 24; w00 10/1 11-12
public reading: sg 32-33, 122-129, 146
repeatedly: w95 5/1 14-16
thinking about what you’ve read: w24.09 4-5
use of imagination: w16.04 12
use of maps: w04 10/15 13-19; be 12, 248-249
video For a Happy Marriage: Read God’s Word: ijwhf article 42
when: w24.09 3-4; g 5/06 17; w95 5/1 16-18, 20-21
when accounts seem hard to accept: w22.02 2-4
whether alone suffices: rs 328, 332-333
youths: ijwyp articles 77-78, 116; w18.05 31; w16.09 27; w13 4/15 11; w10 4/15 4-5; g 3/10 30; g 4/09 23-26; km 4/04 1; w02 3/15 9; g02 4/8 30; w01 8/15 3, 6-7; g01 8/22 23-25; w99 9/1 23-24; g90 9/22 23; yp 288, 312-313; g86 1/8 28; g86 2/8 16
youths (For Young People series): w13 1/1 2; w12 1/1 30-31; w12 4/1 30-31; w12 7/1 30-31; w12 10/1 30-31; w11 1/1 30-31; w11 3/1 30-31; w11 5/1 22-23; w11 7/1 30-31; w11 9/1 30-31; w11 11/1 30-31; w10 1/1 30-31; w10 3/1 24-25; w10 5/1 14-15; w10 7/1 30-31; w10 9/1 30-31; w10 11/1 22-23; w09 1/1 31; w09 3/1 24; w09 5/1 26; w09 7/1 31; w09 9/1 24; w09 11/1 18; w08 1/1 26; w08 3/1 17; w08 5/1 23; w08 7/1 31; w08 9/1 24; w08 11/1 23
Bible publications: w12 11/15 17; be 21, 23
new publications: w92 8/1 10
Watchtower and Awake! magazines: km 10/98 1
Bible times: it-2 754-755; ed 8
braille: g89 8/22 7-8
chart “Guidelines for Teaching Adults to Read and Write”: g94 2/22 6
chart “How to Help Your Children Develop a Love for Reading”: g94 2/22 9
children:
effect of TV: g97 9/8 28; g92 1/22 29
parental teaching: ijwhf articles 23-24; g96 1/22 23; g96 8/8 12-13
reading to children: g 10/11 29; g 5/10 30; g05 1/8 28; g04 10/22 9-10, 31; g03 7/8 29; g03 12/22 11; g01 11/22 12-14; g01 12/22 28; w99 5/1 25; fy 54-55; g96 1/22 23; g95 6/22 29; w88 8/1 14-15; g88 9/8 8-9; g87 6/22 25
teaching to love reading: w10 7/15 25-28; w10 8/15 20; g04 8/8 6, 8; g96 1/22 23; g94 6/8 29
teaching to read: g01 10/22 28
choosing what to read: w15 8/15 26; g 11/11 18; w04 12/1 32; be 21, 23; w94 7/1 9-10; sg 20; g91 7/22 27; yp 283-288
Christian requirement: w92 11/1 16
comprehension: ijwhf article 24; be 18, 24-26, 85
deaf people: w09 8/15 24-25; g98 9/8 20-21
decline: g94 1/8 29
deficient skills:
32 lands (2001): g03 1/22 29
Canada and U.S.: g94 4/8 30
Germany: g96 5/8 28
teaching Bible truth to people having: km 6/14 5-6; km 4/09 2
discussion: it-2 754-755; g 5/06 15-17; be 21-26
effect of computer monitors: g98 12/22 28
effect of technology: g21.2 14
effect of TV: g98 9/8 29; g94 10/22 29
efforts to encourage:
books lent for metro rides (Mexico): g04 11/8 28
electronic book: g88 2/22 30
experiences:
efforts to learn at 16 result in privileges: g94 2/22 8-9
ill-natured wife: w02 8/15 9
learns in six weeks: jv 480
older ones learn: yb97 183
parents read to baby: g 1/08 32
pioneer refuses pay for teaching literacy: yb94 44
reading Bible: g97 2/22 11-12
Witness with limited reading ability: w19.07 17
youth with mental disability: w08 2/15 18
Greek word: it-2 713
improving ability: be 21, 23-26; w99 3/15 20; w96 2/1 11; sg 22-23; g91 7/22 25-27
assisting Bible students having limited ability: km 6/14 6; km 4/09 2
importance for Christians: w96 5/15 15
reading to remember: w15 10/15 24; g 5/06 16; be 17-19; g96 4/8 14; sg 19-24
respecting punctuation: be 84, 97
sight-reading: be 95
“in an undertone” (vocalizing): w15 10/15 24; w13 4/15 7-8; be 24-25
meetings: th 8; be 26, 83-85, 105; km 9/96 7
who may be used: om 76
method when reading much: yp 146-147
on vacation: g90 6/22 22
public reading: it-2 713-714; be 26; w99 3/15 20; km 9/96 7; sg 29-33, 40
assignments in Ministry School: be 43-44, 263-264
clarity: be 86-88
convention manuscripts: be 50, 98, 101-103, 105-106, 127, 130; sg 31-32, 120
early Christians: it-2 714
emphasis: be 101-106, 150-152
eye contact: be 125-127
fluency: be 94-95; sg 142-144
modulation: th 13
naturalness: be 129-130
pausing: be 84, 95, 97-98, 108, 152
pronunciation: be 89-92
qualifications: it-2 714
rehearsing: be 95, 130, 263-264
synagogues: it-2 713; w10 4/1 17-18
use of microphone: be 140-141
warmth and feeling: th 15; be 118-120, 150
schedule: sg 20-21
surveys on—
amount read (Brazil): g98 6/8 28
attitude toward reading (Italy): g96 9/8 29
effect of TV (Greece): g98 9/8 29
essential reading: w86 4/15 3-4
youths reading Bible: g86 2/8 16
teaching to read:
adult students: g94 2/22 5-7
ancient synagogues: w10 4/1 18
booklet Learn to Read and Write: w88 7/1 30
children write own books: g01 10/22 28
dyslexic children: g96 8/8 12-13
new method gives mixed results: g86 1/8 30
“see and say” method: g86 10/8 28
to babies: g05 1/22 28; g04 10/22 31; w03 2/15 24; fy 54-55; g87 5/22 9-10
unborn: w96 7/15 31
under a blanket: g99 8/22 28
value: w96 2/1 11; sg 23-24
Witness programs: foa article 2; w21.06 32; ed 11-12; g 8/15 10-11; yb13 22; km 10/13 4; km 10/11 4; be 21, 23, 285; g01 7/22 6-8; g00 12/22 8-9; g94 2/22 8-9; jv 480; w92 11/1 16; w90 7/1 30; w88 7/1 30
Africa: jv 480
Benin: yb97 80-81
Brazil: foa article 2; g01 7/22 6-8; g00 12/22 9; yb97 182-184; w92 11/1 16
Burundi: foa article 2; g01 7/22 8; g00 12/22 8
Ghana: yb13 22
Haiti: yb94 164-165
Honduras: jv 362
Mexico: foa articles 2, 5; ed 11; g 8/15 10-11; w01 1/1 25; g00 12/22 9; yb95 213; jv 466-467
Mozambique: yb13 22; yb03 27; w02 11/15 32; g01 7/22 8; g00 12/22 8-9; yb99 45-46
Nigeria: ed 11; g94 2/22 8-9; w90 7/1 30
Peru: foa article 2
Solomon Islands: yb13 22; w02 8/15 8-9
Suriname: yb90 233
Zambia: yb13 22-23
Quotations
most powerful life skill in our society: w96 7/15 31