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1 online resource (xii, 522 pages) : illustrations |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Part I: The Reading Process; Chapter 1. Introduction to the Reading Process: A Definition of Reading; Reading as Interpretation of Experience; Reading as Interpretation of Graphic Symbols; The Word Identification Process; The Comprehension or Decoding Process; Frank Smith's Views of Comprehension; Levels of Comprehension; The Surface and Deep Structure of Language; Additional Characteristics of Reading; Reading as a High-Level Thinking Process; Reading as a Language and Psycholinguistic Process |
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The Semantic and Syntactic Context in ReadingSemantic Processing; Syntactic Processing; Models of Reading: Bottom-Up, Top-Down, Interactive; Bottom-up Models; Top-Down Models; The Interactive Model; The Phonological and the Direct Visual Access Routes to Meaning; Subvocalization; Prelexical Phonological Recoding; Direct Visual Access; Postlexical Phonological Recoding; Summary; Part II: Correlates of Reading Achievement and of Reading Failure; Chapter 2. The Sensory Nature of the Reading Process; The Visual Processes and Reading; The Structure and Functions of the Eyes |
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The Optic Nerve and the Optic ChiasmaThe Lateral Geniculate Nuclei; Area 17 in the Occipital Lobe; Visual Defects and Reading; Lack of Visual Activity; Refractive Errors; Binocular Difficulties; Eye-Movement Skills and Reading; Fixation; Fixation Time; Saccade Length and Duration; Perception Span; Fixation Frequency; Eye-Memory Span and Eye-voice Span; Thought-Unit Reading; Regressions; Return Sweep; Rate Improvement; Eye-Movement Deficits and Poor Reading; The Rayner-Pollatsek Model; Visual Perception and Reading; Hearing and Reading; Auditory Perception and Reading; Auditory Discrimination |
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Auditory MemoryAuditory Figure-Ground Discrimination; Summary; Chapter 3. Reading: A Memory Process, A Perceptual-Cognitive Process, A Linguistic and Communicative Process; Processing of Information: The Role of Memory; The Sensory or Iconic Store, the Sensory Register, or the Visual Information Store; Short-Term Store, Primary Memory, or Working Memory; Long-Term Memory Store (LTM) or Long-Term Memory; The Perceptual and Cognitive Nature of Reading; Terminology; Theories of Perception and Cognition; Language and Reading; Listening and Reading Proficiency |
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Oral Language Proficiency and ReadingKnowledge of Grammar and Reading; The Reading/Writing Connection; The Communicative Nature of Reading; Summary; Part III: Basic Strategies in Reading; Chapter 4. The Schema Model of Reading; Cognitive Structure; The Role of Meaning; Schemata and Their Role; Schemata Defined; Reader and Text Interaction; Schemata and Semantic and Syntactic Context; Storing and Retrieval of Schemata; Assimilation and Accommodation; Schemata and Differences between Good and Poor Readers; Nonvisual Information; Ambiguities in Schema Theory; Summary |
| Summary |
In the words of Aldous Huxley, ""Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting."" Few people question the value of reading; in fact, most extol its virtues. As our culture becomes more complex, reading plays an increasingly greater role in satisfying personal needs and in promoting social awareness and growth. In the last 20 years, the teaching of this invaluable skill has focused so intensely on comprehension and prediction from context that it has lost sight of the significan |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-504) and indexes |
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Reading
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Word recognition.
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Reading comprehension.
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Reading, Psychology of.
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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Reading
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Reading comprehension
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Reading, Psychology of
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Word recognition
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Leseunterricht
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Psychologie
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Lezen.
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Didactiek.
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Psychologische aspecten.
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Lecture -- Aspect cognitif.
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Lecture -- Aspect psychologique.
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USA
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135438623 |
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1135438625 |
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1299870953 |
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9781299870956 |
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9781315044538 |
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1315044536 |
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9781135438760 |
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1135438765 |
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9781135438692 |
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1135438692 |
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