Overview

The present volume integrates recent research in the field of literacy problems and interventions into a single academic reference. The book captures the state of the art in this rapidly expanding field, and consists of an introduction and four subsequent parts. Part 1 examines the course of literacy development. Contemporary theoretical accounts are presented of acquisitional processes in learning to read. The second part focuses on the causes of literacy problems. Different neuropsychological and psycholinguistic approaches are proposed to explain the occurrence of literacy problems. The next parts deal with interventions. Part 3 discusses the benefits of training of metalinguistic awareness. In the final part the focus is on interventions at the word level and beyond. The book can be seen as a key reference for graduate students, scholars in the field of literacy acquisition and literacy problems. It is also of interest for practitioners working in the field of assessment and remediation of reading problems.

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Author:   P. Reitsma ,  L. Verhoeven
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Volume:   15
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.599kg
ISBN:  

9789048151646

ISBN 10:   9048151643
Pages:   377
Publication Date:   02 April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Problems in literacy acquisition and interventions.- Two basic questions about reading and learning to read.- General and specific abilities as predictors of reading achievement.- Preschool oral language competence and literacy development.- Phonemically aware in a hop, skip, and a jump.- The Simple View of Reading: A developmental perspective.- Language processing and schooling in European Portugese.- Reading-listening discrepancy definitions of dyslexia.- Phonological skills and literacy acquisition in German.- Methods to establish subtypes of developmental dyslexia.- Problems in text comprehension: Current perspectives and recent research.- Reading comprehension problems in second language learners.- Fostering metalinguistic awareness during storybook reading.- Training of phonological awareness and letter knowledge in children-at-risk.- Training of phonological awareness vs inductive reasoning in kindergarten.- The effects of a Flash Card training program on normal and poor readers’ phonological decoding skills.- Teaching morphological awareness to dyslexic students.- Reading disabilities and cognitive competence.- The ecology of spelling instruction: Effective training in first grade.- Effects of reading and spelling practices on reading skill.- Promoting reading skills in a computer-based training program.- Helping students become constructively responsive readers.- Author Index.

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