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Preface | |
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Introduction to the study of reading | |
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What is reading? | |
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The relationship between written and spoken language | |
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How to study reading development and reading difficulties | |
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Overview of the rest of this book | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further reading | |
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Definitions | |
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Skilled word reading | |
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Word reading: Assessment and sources of variation | |
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Models of skilled word recognition | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further reading | |
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Definitions | |
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The skilled comprehender | |
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What do we forget and what do we remember? | |
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Local and global coherence | |
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Models of text representation | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further reading | |
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Definitions | |
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Learning to read words | |
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Ways to read words | |
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Skills and knowledge that aid word reading development | |
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Phases of word reading development | |
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What drives word reading development? | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further reading | |
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Definitions | |
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The development of reading comprehension | |
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The relations between word reading, listening comprehension and reading comprehension | |
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Skills and knowledge that support reading comprehension | |
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Reading comprehension development | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further reading | |
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Definitions | |
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Developmental dyslexia | |
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Developmental dyslexia: Definitions and characteristics | |
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Theories of dyslexia | |
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A look at subtypes: Are all dyslexic children the same or do different types of dyslexic exist? | |
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Dyslexia across the lifespan: Precursors, compensation and consequences | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further reading | |
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Definitions | |
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Reading comprehension difficulties | |
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What is poor reading comprehension? | |
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Sources of discourse comprehension failure | |
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Causes of discourse comprehension failure | |
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The consequences of poor discourse comprehension | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further Reading | |
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Definitions | |
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Instruction and intervention | |
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Instruction and interventions for word reading | |
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Instruction and interventions for reading comprehension | |
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Support and instruction for reading development | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further reading | |
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Definitions | |
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The assessment of reading | |
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Assessment matters | |
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Word reading assessment: What, when and how? | |
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The assessment of reading comprehension: What, when and how? | |
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Key point summary | |
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Further reading | |
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Definitions | |
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The Simple View of Reading: A framework for the study of reading development and reading difficulties | |
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The Simple View of Reading: A brief overview | |
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The Simple View of Reading and reading development | |
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The Simple View of Reading and reading difficulties | |
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The Simple View of Reading: An evaluation | |
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Reading development and reading difficulties: Implications | |
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Conclusions | |
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Further reading | |
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Definition | |
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Bibliography | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |