remedial reading

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noun

instruction in reading aimed at increasing speed and comprehension by correcting poor reading habits.

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Origin of remedial reading

First recorded in 1925–30

It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Once I began reading, I realized A Gronking to Remember was a masturbatory tribute to the New England Patriots.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I gave a reading last week with someone who had taken a class of mine.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My choice is that it should be required reading by those who run the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Corden has actually been attached to Into the Woods since the first reading of the screenplay two-and-a-half years ago.
New ‘Late Late Show’ Host James Corden Would Like to Manage Your Expectations|Kevin Fallon|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The lady in black was reading her morning devotions on the porch of a neighboring bathhouse.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
I do not care very much how you censor or select the reading and talking and thinking of the schoolboy or schoolgirl.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
While Louis was reading these dispatches, he received a summons from Elizabeth, to attend her immediately.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Lawrence and Dan were passing a newspaper office, before which a large crowd had gathered, reading the war bulletins.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
This reading secures scarcely anything more than a succession of sights to the eye or sounds to the ear.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)