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reading

 [rēd´ing]
understanding of written or printed symbols representing words.
lip reading (speech reading) understanding of speech through observation of the speaker's lip movements.

speech reading

use by people with hearing impairment of nonauditory clues as to what is being said through observing the speaker's facial expressions, lip and jaw movements, and other gestures.
Synonym(s): lip reading

speech read·ing

(spēch rēd'ing)
Use, by people with hearing impairments, of nonauditory clues as to what is being said, acquired by observing the speaker's facial expressions, lip and jaw movements, and other gestures.
Synonym(s): lip reading.

speech read·ing

(spēch rēd'ing)
Use, by people with hearing impairments, of nonauditory clues as to what is being said, acquired by observing the speaker's facial expressions and gestures.
Synonym(s): lip reading.
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Campbell and Dodd (1984) found that irrelevant speech impaired recall of lipread but nor graphic lists.
The effects of irrelevant speech and articulatory suppression on the serial recall of silently presented lipread digits
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Teachers, parents and others who wish to instill acceptable standards of behaviour into the children have referred to specific incidents where it has been possible to lipread obscenities on television where highly paid footballers behave like naughty spoilt brats and swear and show a complete lack of respect to referees.
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Gwen found she often suffered from headaches due to the deafening noise of the looms and, like the other girls, she had to learn how to lipread.
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Anyone who managed to lipread skipper Richie McCaw's foul-mouthed rant at his players after Davies' try would have seen the growing frustration at their frailties around the fringes.
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