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  • Category: Books (Education)
  • Author:  Stanovich, Keith E.
  • Author:  Stanovich, Keith E.
  • ISBN-10:  1572305649
  • ISBN-10:  1572305649
  • ISBN-13:  9781572305649
  • ISBN-13:  9781572305649
  • Publisher:  The Guilford Press
  • Publisher:  The Guilford Press
  • Pages:  536
  • Pages:  536
  • Binding:  Hardcover
  • Binding:  Hardcover
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2000
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2000
  • SKU:  1572305649-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  1572305649-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 100864590
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The last 25 years have seen tremendous advances in the study of psychological processes in reading. Our growing body of knowledge on the reading process and reading acquisition has applications to such important problems as the prevention of reading difficulties and the identification of effective instructional practices. This volume summarizes the gains that have been made in key areas of reading research and provides authoritative insights on current controversies and debates. From one of the most accomplished and widely cited scholars in the field, the volume is divided into seven parts. Each part begins with a new introductory chapter presenting up-to-date findings on the topic at hand, followed by one or more classic papers from the author's exemplary research program. Significant issues covered include phonological processes and context effects in reading, the "reading wars" and how they should be resolved, the meaning of the term "dyslexia," and the cognitive effects and benefits of reading.

 
"This book is atour de forcein which Keith Stanovich reflects on his lifetime of pioneering research in the field of reading acquisition and disabilities. Presented are classic papers published over more than two decades, together with lucid discussions of Stanovich's current thinking on each topic. Readers gain the rare opportunity to observe how a scientist of this caliber develops his ideas and arguments over time, and why. Of particular relevance to readers interested in language and literacy disabilities are Stanovich's arguments for using theories of normal processing to constrain theories of reading disability; his case for seeing phonological problems as the source of most reading disabilities; and the evidence he presents on how the gap between poor and good readers widens with age."--Judith F. Duchan, PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo

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