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Explaining Individual Differences in Reading: Theory and Evidence. New Directions in Communication Disorders Research
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Brady, Susan A., Ed.; Braze, David, Ed.; Fowler, Carol A., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Research into reading development and reading disabilities has been dominated by phonologically guided theories for several decades. In this volume, the authors of 11 chapters report on a wide array of current research topics, examining the scope, limits and implications of a phonological theory. The chapters are organized in four sections. The…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Theories, Evidence, Phonology
Bibliographies and Summaries of Selected Articles in Reading Comprehension.
Ganger, Sonia; And Others – 1980
The 34 summaries contained in this collection represent the theoretical positions and the empirical studies of a wide variety of investigators currently working in the field of language comprehension. The entries summarize contributions from the areas of assessment, artificial intelligence, cognition (including schema theory), instruction,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Coherence, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition
Disabled Readers: Insight, Assessment, Instruction.
Sawyer, Diane J., Ed. – 1980
Focusing on helping teachers to understand and help children who have reading disabilities, the 13 papers in this volume were prepared by practitioners at various levels from public school, community, and university settings. The papers included in part one offer insights into the concomitant aspects of reading difficulties. Specific topics…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Inservice Education, Learning Disabilities
Dyslexia: An Appraisal of Current Knowledge.
Benton, Arthur L., Ed.; Pearl, David, Ed. – 1978
The 22 chapters of this book provide an analysis of current thinking about the condition known as "developmental dyslexia,""specific reading disability," or "specific reading retardation." Leading investigators were commissioned to critically examine the scientific literature on dyslexia in various research areas and to write comprehensive…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Dyslexia, Educational Research, Electroencephalography
Reinterpreting Urban School Reform: Have Urban Schools Failed, or Has the Reform Movement Failed Urban Schools?
Miron, Louis F., Ed.; St. John, Edward P., Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers analyzes various urban school reform strategies. There are 13 chapters in five parts. After "Introduction: Rethinking Urban School Reform" (Louis F. Miron and Edward P. St. John), Part 1, "The Courts and Urban Schools," contains (1) "School Desegregation is Over in the Inner Cities: What Do We Do…
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Role, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Change
What Research Has To Say about Reading Instruction. Third Edition.
Farstrup, Alan E., Ed.; Samuels, S. Jay, Ed. – 2002
Maintaining a balance among theory, research, and effective classroom practice without presenting a formulaic view of good instruction or overly theoretical discussions in which practical applications of research findings are not adequately explored, the 17 chapters in this book capture the best evidence-based thinking of experienced researchers…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Constructivism (Learning), Content Area Reading, Early Intervention