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Reading across the life span

Title
Reading across the life span / Steven R. Yussen, M. Cecil Smith, editors.
Publication
New York : Springer-Verlag, [1993], ©1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Yussen, Steven R.
  • Smith, Cecil M.
Description
xvi, 329 : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Recent research in psychology
Uniform Title
Recent research in psychology.
Subject
  • Reading
  • Reading, Psychology of
  • Reading (Adult education)
  • Literacy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Pt. I. The Contexts for Reading. 1. Cross-Cultural Factors Affecting Initial Acquisition of Literacy Among Children and Adults / JoBeth Allen and Donald L. Rubin. 2. Young Children's Literacy Experiences in Home and School / Elfrieda H. Hiebert. 3. Acquiring and Using Literacy Skills in the Workplace / Jorie W. Philippi. 4. Literacy Patterns in Historical Perspective / Harvey J. Graff -- Pt. II. Reading in Childhood. 5. The Spelling-Sound Code in Reading / Connie Juel. 6. The Language Code: Issues in Word Recognition / Keith E. Stanovich. 7. Reading Instruction in Childhood and Adolescence / Judith A. Winn and Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar -- Pt. III. Reading in Adulthood. 8. Reading Comprehension and the Use of Text Structure Across the Adult Life Span / Bonnie J. F. Meyer, Carole J. Young and Brendan J. Bartlett. 9. Reading and Memory for Prose in Adulthood: Issues of Expertise and Compensation / Roger A. Dixon and Lars Backman. 10. "Seductive Details" and Adults' Learning from Text / Ruth Garner.
  • 11. Instruction and Remediation in Reading Among Adult Illiterates / Richard D. Robinson -- Pt. IV. Reading Across the Lifespan. 12. Studying Across the Life Span / John W. Thomas and William D. Rohwer, Jr. 13. Change in Reading Ability and Attitudes from Childhood to Adulthood: A Life Span Perspective / M. Cecil Smith. 14. Remembering Stories: Studies of the Limits of Narrative Coherence on Recall / Steven R. Yussen and Randall L. Glysch.
ISBN
  • 0387979786 (alk. paper)
  • 3540979786
LCCN
92040972
OCLC
ocm27150186
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries