### Question
How is the "reading" defined?


### Answer
The term **reading** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 6368* as follows -

> a complex system of deriving meaning from print that requires all of the following:


(A) The skills and knowledge to understand how phonemes, or speech sounds, are connected to print

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6368*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER I-IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED > Part B-Student Reading Skills Improvement Grants > subpart 1-reading first**

