The document discusses various aspects of reading, including: - Key concepts such as discourse, coherence, and cohesion. - Reading skills like scanning, skimming, intensive reading, inferring, deducing meaning from context, and predicting. - Implications for the language classroom, such as choosing texts at the right level and including a variety of text types and activities. - The structure of a typical reading lesson involves introductory, main comprehension activities, and post-task activities.