In 1996 David Bedwell, a microbiologist at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, found that an antibiotic, gentamicin, could make the body's gene-reading software skip past the misplaced period in the gene sentence and keep on reading.

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When you're reading a straightforward sentence in a clear format, you're almost certainly relying on this neural highway.

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Gary Goodger, 24, from Ratby Close, Lower Earley was given a six month suspended prison sentence for copyright offences at Reading Crown Court.

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Their study suggests that children aged eight who are stunted due to malnutrition were 19% more likely to make mistakes reading a simple sentence like "the sun is hot" or "I like dogs" than those with a balanced diet.

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We woke up Thursday morning and began reading a story that got curiouser and curiouser with every sentence.

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The brain's second reading pathway, the dorsal stream, is turned on when we have to pay conscious attention to a sentence.

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The intention is that learners develop a reading speed of at least 45 words per minute so that they do not forget the start of the sentence by the time they reach the end.

UNESCO: Kha Ri Gude (Let Us Learn) Adult Literacy Programme (KGALP)