The Science of Reading
Author | : Margaret J. Snowling |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 680 |
Release | : 2013-04-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781118712306 |
ISBN-13 | : 1118712307 |
Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings togetherstate-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names inthe field, to create a highly authoritative, multidisciplinaryoverview of contemporary knowledge about reading and relatedskills. Provides comprehensive coverage of the subject, includingtheoretical approaches, reading processes, stage models of reading,cross-linguistic studies of reading, reading difficulties, thebiology of reading, and reading instruction Divided into seven sections:Word Recognition Processes inReading; Learning to Read and Spell; Reading Comprehension; Readingin Different Languages; Disorders of Reading and Spelling;Biological Bases of Reading; Teaching Reading Edited by well-respected senior figures in the field