prereading

British  

/ priːˈriːdɪŋ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period before reading a text, book, etc

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Example Sentences

She thinks I’m prereading the stuff, but all I really need to do is count the words.

From Literature

Shanahan estimates that only two or three of the studies his panel reviewed looked at 1-, 2-, or 3-year-olds, and even those looked only at the prereading skills that underlie reading, not reading itself.

From Salon

Reading expert Marilyn Jager Adams calculates that parents who read actively to their children daily and play simple alphabet and phonics games provide 3,000 to 4,000 hours of prereading exposure compared with tens, hundreds, or none.

From Salon

Bush would require lessons that stress prereading and math, teachers who can teach this and evaluations to make sure it is done well.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yes, TV does help develop such prereading skills as scanning from left to right.

From Time Magazine Archive