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Reading development and difficulties : bridging the gap between research and practice / David A. Kilpatrick, R. Malatesha Joshi, Richard K. Wagner, editors.
Van Pelt Library LB1050.5 .R375 2019
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reading disability.
- Reading.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This book provides an overview of current research on the development of reading skills as well as practices to assist educational professionals with assessment, prevention, and intervention for students with reading difficulties. The book reviews the Componential Model of Reading (CMR) and provides assessment techniques, instructional recommendations, and application models. It pinpoints specific cognitive, psychological, and environmental deficits contributing to low reading skills, so educators can accurately identify student problems and design and implement appropriate interventions"--back cover.
- Contents:
- Section I: Reading Development and Difficulties
- Chapter 1. Componential Model of Reading (CMR): Implications for Assessment and Instruction of Literacy Problems
- Chapter 2. Reading-Related Phonological Processing in English and Other Written Languages
- Chapter 3. Phonics and Spelling: Learning the Structure of Language at the Word Level
- Chapter 4. Orthographic Mapping Facilitates Sight Word Memory and Vocabulary Learning
- Chapter 5. Reading Comprehension and Reading Comprehension Difficulties
- Chapter 6. Assessing Reading in Second Language Learners: Development, Validity, and Educational Considerations
- Section II: Assessment and Intervention
- Chapter 7. The Identification of Reading Disabilities
- Chapter 8. Effective Prevention and Intervention for Word-Level Reading Difficulties
- Section III: Biological Perspectives
- Chapter 9. Behavior-Genetic Studies of Academic Performance in School Students: A Commentary for Professionals in Psychology and Education
- Chapter 10. The Neurobiological Strands of Developmental Dyslexia: What We Know and What We Don't Know.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3030265498
- 9783030265496
- OCLC:
- 1106172114
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