Reading Development and Difficulties
Kate Cain, Lancaster University
Reading Development and Difficulties demonstrates that there are two aspects to a child becoming a skilled reader: the development of good word reading skills and the ability to extract the overall meaning of a text.
This new textbook provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the development of these two core aspects of reading. It is written clearly and accessibly for students and professionals with no previous background in reading development or reading difficulties.
“Kate Cain’s valuable account of the psychology of learning to read is clear, incisive and always interesting…” Peter Bryant, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Education, Oxford University
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.
Published by Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-5155-9
Format: Paperback
Published in 2010
