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Reading Development and Difficulties
This accessible text brings together research on word reading and comprehension development, which are often treated separately, and provides a comprehensive and detailed introductory text to reading development and difficulties.
Key features
An introduction to the important issues in reading research and the skills involved in reading words and understanding text, from the point of view of both a beginner and a skilled reader
A consideration of the similarities and differences between written and spoken language, and the advantages and disadvantages of different methodological approaches
An examination of how failures in reading comprehension skills can create difficulties and disorders
A consideration of the implications of this research for the teaching of reading and the diagnosis and treatment of reading difficulties
This text will be useful to many different groups of readers, not only researchers and students in psychology but also those who work in more applied settings, such as students in education and speech and language therapy, who may have a limited background knowledge of the psychology of reading.
Key features
An introduction to the important issues in reading research and the skills involved in reading words and understanding text, from the point of view of both a beginner and a skilled reader
A consideration of the similarities and differences between written and spoken language, and the advantages and disadvantages of different methodological approaches
An examination of how failures in reading comprehension skills can create difficulties and disorders
A consideration of the implications of this research for the teaching of reading and the diagnosis and treatment of reading difficulties
This text will be useful to many different groups of readers, not only researchers and students in psychology but also those who work in more applied settings, such as students in education and speech and language therapy, who may have a limited background knowledge of the psychology of reading.
272 pages, Paperback
First published July 6, 2010
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August 30, 2012
I read this for work to try to have a clearer understanding of the processes children experience as they learn to read. It was a bit too research based for me. But it was informative about how children learn to read and theories behind why they experience difficulties. I'm looking for something a bit more practical with strategies that I can implement in the library. It definitely did give me some things to think about but it was a heavy going read.
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