Learning to read a language with an alphabet requires learning to sound out words; the visual form maps on to the sound of the word.
"We believe in Singapore in the fundamentals, that in order for a child to be well educated you need to give them the fundamental language and grammar in various disciplines, a language where you can read, a language where you can understand numbers.
If you want to learn actual signs, try reading a sign language book, looking signs up online, or watching YouTube videos on sign language.
"I could be reading a foreign language," she said.
Carolyn Cantor, the director, said it was like reading a foreign language the first time she went through the play, but she decoded it with Ms. Spallen's help.
"Remuneration disclosure regulations are supposed to be benefit shareholders, but reports have become so complex that for many individual investors it must be like reading a foreign language.
Conceptually, it's no different than reading a plain language description of legal rules and applying those rules to your own situation.
Focus group participants gave written consent for their participation after reading a plain language statement describing the study.
This may be caused by the specific reading tasks that we use, which included reading a foreign language, which may require more time for comprehension and lead to longer fixations.
