The Science of Reading A Handbook

The Science of Reading brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills.The volume is divided into seven sections:Word Recognition Processes in ReadingLearning to Read and SpellReading Comprehension providesReading in Different LanguagesDisorders of Reading and SpellingBiological Bases of ReadingFinally, Teaching Reading

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.

List of Contributors

viii

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xv

Part I: Word Recognition Processes in Reading

1

(98)

Editorial Part I

3

(3)

Modeling Reading: The Dual-Route Approach

6

(18)

Max Coltheart

Connectionist Approaches to Reading

24

(15)

David C. Plaut

Visual Word Recognition: Theories and Findings

39

(22)

Stephen J. Lupker

The Question of Phonology and Reading

61

(18)

Guy C. Van Orden

Heidi Kloos

Eye Movements During Reading

79

(20)

Keith Rayner

Barbara J. Juhasz

Alexander Pollatsek

Part II: Learning to Read and Spell

99

(106)

Editorial Part II

101

(3)

Theories of Learning to Read

104

(16)

Brian Byrne

Writing Systems and Spelling Development

120

(15)

Rebecca Treiman

Brett Kessler

Development of Sight Word Reading: Phases and Findings

135

(20)

Linnea C. Ehri

Predicting Individual Differences in Learning to Read

155

(18)

Judith A. Bowey

Social Correlates of Emergent Literacy

173

(15)

Beth M. Phillips

Christopher J. Lonigan

Literacy and Cognitive Change

188

(17)

Jose Morais

Regine Kolinsky

Part III: Reading Comprehension

205

(62)

Editorial Part III

207

(2)

Comprehension

209

(18)

Walter Kintsch

Katherine A. Rawson

The Acquisition of Reading Comprehension Skill

227

(21)

Charles A. Perfetti

Nicole Landi

Jane Oakhill

Children's Reading Comprehension Difficulties

248

(19)

Kate Nation

Part IV: Reading in Different Languages

267

(90)

Editorial Part IV

269

(3)

Orthographic Systems and Skilled Word Recognition Processes in Reading

272

(24)

Ram Frost

Early Reading Development in European Orthographies

296

(20)

Philip H. K. Seymour

Learning to Read in Chinese

316

(20)

J. Richard Hanley

The Nature and Causes of Dyslexia in Different Languages

336

(21)

Marketa Caravolas

Part V: Disorders of Reading and Spelling

357

(92)

Editorial Part V

359

(3)

Developmental Dyslexia

362

(17)

Frank R. Vellutino

Jack M. Fletcher

Learning to Read with a Hearing Impairment

379

(18)

Jacqueline Leybaert

Learning to Read with a Language Impairment

397

(16)

Margaret J. Snowling

Charles Hulme

Acquired Disorders of Reading

413

(18)

Matthew A. Lambon Ralph

Karalyn Patterson

Spelling Disorders

431

(18)

Cristina Romani

Andrew Olson

Anna Maria Di Betta

Part VI: The Biological Bases of Reading

449

(48)

Editorial Part VI

451

(2)

Genetics of Dyslexia

453

(20)

Bruce F. Pennington

Richard K. Olson

Functional Brain Imaging Studies of Skilled Reading and Developmental Dyslexia

473

(24)

Cathy J. Price

Eamon McCrory

Part VII: Teaching Reading

497

(41)

Editorial Part VII

499

(2)

Teaching Children to Read: What Do We Know about How to Do It?

501

(20)

Catherine E. Snow

Connie Juel

Recent Discoveries on Remedial Interventions for Children with Dyslexia

521

(17)

Joseph K. Torgesen

Glossary of Terms

538

(12)

References

550

(93)

Author Index

643

(9)

Subject Index

652

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