The Science of Reading: A Handbook (Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology)

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 multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills. The volume is divided into seven sections: Word Recognition Processes in Reading outlines models of word recognition that have shaped the direction of reading research during the past two decades and presents reviews of research on reading processes from the point of view of experimental psychology. Learning to Read and Spell reviews theories of literacy development and. Read more... pt. I. Word recognition processes in reading. Modeling reading : the dual-route approach / Max Coltheart -- Connectionist approaches to reading / David C. Plaut -- Visual word recognition : theories and findings / Stephen J. Lupker -- The question of phonology and reading / Guy C. Van Orden and Heidi Kloos -- Eye movements during reading / Keith Rayner, Barbara J. Juhasz, and Alexander Pollatsek -- pt. II. Learning to read and spell. Theories of learning to read / Brian Byrne -- Writing systems and spelling development / Rebecca Treiman and Brett Kessler -- Development of sight word reading : phases and findings / Linnea C. Ehri -- Predicting individual differences in learning to read / Judith A. Bowey -- Social correlates of emergent literacy / Beth M. Phillips and Christopher J. Lonigan -- Literacy and cognitive change / José Morais and Régine Kolinsky -- pt. III. Reading comprehension. Comprehension / Walter Kintsch and Katherine A. Rawson -- The acquisition of reading comprehension skill / Charles A. Perfetti, Nicole Landi and Jane Oakhill -- Children's reading comprehension difficulties / Kate Nation. pt. IV. Reading in different languages. Orthographic systems and skilled word recognition processes in reading / Ram Frost -- Early reading development in European orthographies / Philip H.K. Seymour -- Learning to read in Chinese / J. Richard Hanley -- The nature and causes of dyslexia in different languages / Markéta Caravolas -- pt. V. Disorders of reading and spelling. Developmental dyslexia / Frank R. Vellutino and Jack M. Fletcher -- Learning to read with a hearing impairment / Jacqueline Leybaert -- Learning to read with a language impairment / Margaret J. Snowling and Charles Hulme -- Acquired disorders of reading / Matthew A. Lambon Ralph and Karalyn Patterson -- Spelling disorders / Cristina Romani, Andrew Olson, and Anna Maria DiBetta -- pt. VI. Biological bases of reading. Genetics of dyslexia / Bruce F. Pennington and Richard K. Olson -- Functional brain imaging studies of skilled reading and developmental dyslexia / Cathy J. Price and Eamon McCrory -- pt. VII. Teaching reading. Teaching children to read : what do we know about how to do it? / Catherine E. Snow and Connie Juel -- Recent discoveries on remedial interventions for children with dyslexia / Joseph K. Torgesen The Science of Reading: A Handbook......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 List of Contributors......Page 10 Preface......Page 15 Acknowledgments......Page 17 Part I: Word Recognition Processes in Reading......Page 19 Editorial Part I......Page 21 1 Modeling Reading: The Dual-Route Approach......Page 24 2 Connectionist Approaches to Reading......Page 42 3 Visual Word Recognition: Theories and Findings......Page 57 4 The Question of Phonology and Reading......Page 79 5 Eye Movements During Reading......Page 97 Part II: Learning to Read and Spell......Page 117 Editorial Part II......Page 119 6 Theories of Learning to Read......Page 122 7 Writing Systems and Spelling Development......Page 138 8 Development of Sight Word Reading: Phases and Findings......Page 153 9 Predicting Individual Differences in Learning to Read......Page 173 10 Social Correlates of Emergent Literacy......Page 191 11 Literacy and Cognitive Change......Page 206 Editorial Part III......Page 223 12 Comprehension......Page 227 13 The Acquisition of Reading Comprehension Skill......Page 245 14 Children’s Reading Comprehension Difficulties......Page 266 Part IV: Reading in Different Languages......Page 285 Editorial Part IV......Page 287 15 Orthographic Systems and Skilled Word Recognition Processes in Reading......Page 290 16 Early Reading Development in European Orthographies......Page 314 17 Learning to Read in Chinese......Page 334 18 The Nature and Causes of Dyslexia in Different Languages......Page 354 Part V: Disorders of Reading and Spelling......Page 375 Editorial Part V......Page 377 19 Developmental Dyslexia......Page 380 20 Learning to Read with a Hearing Impairment......Page 397 21 Learning to Read with a Language Impairment......Page 415 22 Acquired Disorders of Reading......Page 431 23 Spelling Disorders......Page 449 Part VI: The Biological Bases of Reading......Page 467 Editorial Part VI......Page 469 24 Genetics of Dyslexia......Page 471 25 Functional Brain Imaging Studies of Skilled Reading and Developmental Dyslexia......Page 491 Part VII: Teaching Reading......Page 515 Editorial Part VII......Page 517 26 Teaching Children to Read: What Do We Know about How to Do It?......Page 519 27 Recent Discoveries on Remedial Interventions for Children with Dyslexia......Page 539 Glossary of Terms......Page 556 References......Page 568 Author Index......Page 661 Subject Index......Page 670 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 Divided into seven sections, this volume brings together reviews of reading research to create a multidisciplinary overview of knowledge about reading and related skills. Edited By Margaret J. Snowling And Charles Hulme. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.