The Science of Reading

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Series: Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology

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The Science of Reading: Information, Media, and Mind in Modern America by Adrian Johns delves into the evolution and impact of reading, examining how it shapes our understanding of the world. It explores the intersection of science, technology, and culture, and how these forces have influenced our reading habits and cognitive processes over time. The book offers insights into the changing landscape of literacy and its psychological implications.
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If you're fascinated by the intersection of language, cognition, and understanding how we process written words, this book will likely captivate you. It delves into the intricate mechanisms of reading, exploring both psychological and philosophical perspectives, making it an enriching read for anyone interested in the science behind literacy and comprehension.

The Science of Reading

The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a highly authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills.

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The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a highly authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills.

Provides comprehensive coverage of the subject, including theoretical approaches, reading processes, stage models of reading, cross-linguistic studies of reading, reading difficulties, the biology of reading, and reading instruction.

Divided into seven sections: Word Recognition Processes in Reading; Learning to Read and Spell; Reading Comprehension; Reading in Different Languages; Disorders of Reading and Spelling; Biological Bases of Reading; Teaching Reading.

Edited by well-respected senior figures in the field.

Series: Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology

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The Science of Reading is praised as a comprehensive and essential resource, offering an authoritative overview of progress in reading science over the past three decades. It is highly recommended for researchers, graduate students, and educators, with endorsements highlighting its breadth, depth, and the expertise of its contributors. This book is regarded as a definitive guide in the field of cognitive science related to reading.

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ISBN: 9781405168113

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 December 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Charles Hulme
Edited by Margaret J. Snowling

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 1134g

Pages: 678

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Series: Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology

About the Author

Margaret J. Snowling is Professor of Psychology at the University of York. Widely recognised as an expert in the field of children’s reading and language difficulties, she was awarded the British Psychological Society Presidents’ Award 2003 for distinguished contributions to psychological knowledge and is President-Elect of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. She is the author of the bestselling text, Dyslexia (Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2000).

Charles Hulme is Professor of Psychology at the University of York. His research is on memory, reading and language processes and their development. He was the joint recipient of the Dina Fietelson Award of the International Reading Association for research on reading intervention, in 1998.