This accessible text brings together research on word reading and comprehension development, which are often treated separately, and provides a comprehensive and detailed introductory text to reading development and difficulties.
Key features include:
- 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
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