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The use of printed words to capture language is one of the most remarkable inventions of humankind, and learning to read them is one of the most remarkable achievements of individuals. In recent decades, how we learn to read and understand printed text has been studied intensely in genetics, education, psychology, and cognitive science, and both the volume of research papers and breadth of the topics they examine have increased exponentially. Theories of Reading Development collects within a single volume state-of-the-art descriptions of important theories of reading development and disabilities. The included chapters focus on multiple aspects of reading development and are written by leadin...
The first part of this volume reviews existing literature on planning (intelligent, goal-oriented behavior) from historical, cognitive, neuropsychological, and developmental perspectives, and explains the book's theoretical orientation. The second part describes several empirical studies in which the authors (three cognitive psychologists) examine the operation of planning in different situations. Printed in India. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
"Gentry and Ouellette are cannonballing into the reading research pool, they're making waves, and these waves are moving the field of reading forward." —From the foreword by Mark Weakland, Super Spellers "In this second edition, the authors have written a practical and fascinating resource that helps connect the theory and research of the neurological reading circuitry to classroom practice." —Molly Ness, teacher educator, author, consultant A lot has changed since the original publication of Brain Words. The first edition was very much a call for change, and change has indeed happened! While the science of reading has made real and substantive change within education, there unfortunatel...
Cognition, Intelligence, and Achievement is motivated by the work of the renowned Professor J. P. Das on the PASS (Planning, Attention, Simultaneous and Successive Processing) theory of intelligence and CAS measures (Cognitive Assessment System) of cognitive processes. This book reviews current research using this and other frameworks in understanding the relationships among cognition, intelligence, and achievement. The assessment and diagnosis of learning disabilities, mental retardation, and ADHD are addressed, and the interrelationships among cognition, culture, neuropsychology, academic achievement, instruction, and remediation are examined. No other book has presented such an integrated view across these domains, from such a diverse array of internationally known and respected experts from psychology, education, and neuroscience. - Summarizes decades of research on PASS theory and use of CAS - Discusses how findings in the neuropsychology of intelligence speak to PASS theory use and application - Covers use of PASS and CAS for assessing and treating a variety of learning disabilities - Outlines use of PASS and CAS for enhancing learning and cognitive processes
Bring the science of reading directly into the classroom! Developed for Grades PK-K, this resource provides teachers with exciting strategies to boost students’ reading and writing skills. This book offers easy-to-use lessons and methods to give young learners practice with word recognition, reading comprehension and content knowledge, and writing. With these research-based strategies, early childhood teachers can make reading and writing fun, meaningful, and effective! This book meets College and Career Readiness and other state standards.
"Gentry and Ouellette are cannonballing into the reading research pool, they're making waves, and these waves are moving the field of reading forward." --From the foreword by Mark Weakland, Super Spellers The past two decades have brought giant leaps in our understanding of how the brain works. But these discoveries--and all their exciting implications--have yet to make their way into most classrooms. With the concise and readable BrainWords, you will learn how children's brains develop as they become readers and discover ways you can take concrete steps to promote this critical developmental passage. Introducing their original, research-based framework of "brain words"--dictionaries in the ...
The 17th century has been called the 'Age of enlightenment' the 18th 'The Age of Reason', the 19th 'Age of progress' and the 20th 'The Age of Anxiety' (Calbraith 1977). The 21st 'Technology Revolution' Marked by knowledge revolution, the information explosion and the associated acceleration of changes in technology, social structure, occupations and organizations make for an increasing demands on the individual's capacity to adapt, resulting difficulty in finding a harmony between the individual and the environment which causes a disequilibrium in the body, mind and soul of the individual referred as 'stress'. It is an unavoidable feature of modern living. Since it affects all age groups of the population it needs to be fought, investigated and managed to have a balanced and healthy society.
Answers to Some of the Most Commonly Asked Questions. About the Deaf Community, its Culture, and the “Deaf Reality.”
Originally published in 1992. This book brings together the work of a number of distinguished international researchers engaged in basic research on beginning reading. Individual chapters address various processes and problems in learning to read - including how acquisition gets underway, the contribution of story listening experiences, what is involved in learning to read words, and how readers represent information about written words in memory. In addition, the chapter contributors consider how phonological, onset-rime, and syntactic awareness contribute to reading acquisition, how learning to spell is involved, how reading ability can be explained as a combination of decoding skill plus listening comprehension skill, and what causes reading difficulties and how to study these causes.