Acquisition of Reading Skills (1986): Cultural Constraints and Cognitive Universals

ISBN-13: 9781138501546 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 180 str.

Opis

Originally published in 1986, this book considers both universal and culturally constrained aspects of the process of learning to read, with the first four chapters exemplifying cognitive universal approaches to reading, and the last four highlighting cultural constraints.

Spis treści

Introduction, Foorman. 1. Cognitive and Linguistic Components of Reading Ability, Perfetti. 2. Some Reflections of Verbal Efficiency Theory, Ghatala. 3. Phonological Skills and Learning to Read and Write, Bryant. 4. Phonological Skills and Learning to Read and Write: Reactions and Implications, Rosner. 5. How do Japanese Children Learn to Read?: Orthographic and Eco-Cultural Variables, Hatano. 6. Non-Alphabetic Codes in Learning to Read: The Case of the Japanese, Foorman. 7. Beginning Reading in Chinese and English, Lee, Stigler, Stevenson. 8. The Reading Achievement Game: Cognitive Universals and Cultural Restraints, Siegel.

O autorze

Barbara R. Foorman, Alexander W. Siegel