What is reading? It is certainly not just pronouncing words that come one after the other in a sentence, not just going through sentences in a paragraph or paragraphs in a text. This is just the process.
The essence of reading is a much more complicated issue, depending on factors such as age, personal development, varying degrees of experience, culture, levels of prejudice, education, political beliefs, personal mood at the time of reading and, I guess, several others.
Two examples to illustrate my point: comprehension and attitude towards the messages of a specific text Διαβάστε περισσότερα «THE ISSUE OF READING: A brief introduction to relevant concerns»