Reading Development and Difficulties

Reading Development and Difficulties is a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the development of the two core aspects of reading: good word reading skills and the ability to extract the overall meaning of a text.* Unique in its balanced coverage of both word reading and reading comprehension development, this book is an essential resource for undergraduates studying literacy acquisition* Offers wide coverage of the subject and discusses both typical development and the development of difficulties in reading* Accessibly written for students and professionals with no previous background in reading development or reading difficulties* Provides a detailed examination of the specific problems that underlie reading difficulties

ISBN	1405151552	Pages	272
ISBN13	9781405151559 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	554
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd	Published in	Chichester
Imprint	John Wiley & Sons Ltd	Series title	BPS Textbooks in Psychology
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	245
Publication date	13 Apr 2010	Width (mm)	190
DEWEY	428.4019	Spine width (mm)	16
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate

	Preface
1	Introduction to the Study of reading	1
	What is reading?	2
	The relationship between written and spoken language	4
	How to study reading development and reading difficulties	14
	Overview of the rest of this book	20
	Key point summary	20
	Further reading	21
	Definitions	22
2	Skilled word reading	25
	Word reading: Assessment and sources of variation	26
	Models of skilled word recognition	36
	Key point summary	42
	Further reading	43
	Definitions	44
3	The Skilled comprehender	47
	What do we forget and what do we remember?	48
	Local and global coherence	52
	Models of text representation	59
	Key points summary	63
	Further reading	64
	Definitions	64
4	Learning to read words	67
	Ways to read words	68
	Skills and Knowledge that aid word reading development	74
	Phases of word reading development	81
	What drives word reading development?	85
	Key point summary	91
	Further reading	93
	Definitions	93
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"Intended for undergraduates studying literacy acquisition and for professionals with no previous background in reading development or difficulties, Cain provides a balanced, comprehensive, accessible introduction to the development of the two core aspects of reading - good word-reading skills and the ability to extract the overall meaning of a text." (Higher Times Education, November 2010)

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