Recent Explorations into the Etiology of Reading Difficulties: Insights from Language and Cognition.

Niemi, Pekka

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ERIC Number: EJ422975

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Recent Explorations into the Etiology of Reading Difficulties: Insights from Language and Cognition.

Niemi, Pekka

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v37 n1 p17-28 1990

The article reviews cognitive psychology's contributions to understanding the development of reading skills. Key concepts are phonological and linguistic awareness, schemata, learning strategies, metacognition, and learning as a social interaction. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Psychology, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Reading Readiness, Reading Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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