Reading and Understanding: An Introduction to the Psychology of Reading

Resource Type

Book - Parent

Description

The volume includes a description of text and of the cognitive processes and changes necessary for transforming visible characters into meanings, and introduces the notion of the "computational problem" facing the skilled reader - what kinds of information are available, and what are the processes necessary for recovering that information? It also deals with the development of reading skills in readers of differing ability, including development dyslexics, poor readers, skilled readers and speed readers.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)

Languages

English

ISBN

0631179518

Authors

Geoffrey Underwood , Vivienne Batt

Publication

1996 Blackwell Publishers

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