### Question
What is the definition of reading?


### Answer
The definition of **reading** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 6661a*:

> 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. § 6661a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER II-DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM > Part C-Reading and Literacy Grants**

