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The Science of Reading: A Handbook
Contributor(s): Snowling, Margaret J. (Editor), Hulme, Charles (Editor)
ISBN: 1405114886     ISBN-13: 9781405114882
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $226.10  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: July 2005
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Annotation: "The Science of Reading" brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills.

The volume is divided into seven sections:
Word Recognition Processes in Reading
Learning to Read and Spell
Reading Comprehension provides
Reading in Different Languages
Disorders of Reading and Spelling
Biological Bases of Reading
Finally, Teaching Reading
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Reading Skills
Dewey: 428.4
LCCN: 2005001421
Series: Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.43" W x 9.47" (2.43 lbs) 680 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a highly authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills.

  • Provides comprehensive coverage of the subject, including theoretical approaches, reading processes, stage models of reading, cross-linguistic studies of reading, reading difficulties, the biology of reading, and reading instruction
  • Divided into seven sections: Word Recognition Processes in Reading; Learning to Read and Spell; Reading Comprehension; Reading in Different Languages; Disorders of Reading and Spelling; Biological Bases of Reading; Teaching Reading
  • Edited by well-respected senior figures in the field