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The terms «reading» and «reader’s competence» are examined in the broad socio-cultural aspect. Reader’s incompetence is interpreted as a factor of social risk. The article highlights ways of solving problems linked to intensification of reading and increase of functional literacy in foreign countries and the Russian Federation. The article substantiates the significance of designing this innovative educational course. The article defines methodological foundation of the course.

The article is based on the data of sociological and psychological pedagogical polls of the citizens of Russia and results of the educational program PISA-2009 and states the presence of reading crisis, decrease of the level of readers’ culture and readers’ competence among Russians. The author detects the set of objective and subjective reasons that cause modern situation of readers’ negativism. He offers conceptual characteristics of the terms «reading», «readers’ development», «readers’ cognition», «readers’ communication», and «readers’ competence».