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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777979903321

Titolo

Beyond decoding [[electronic resource] ] : the behavioral and biological foundations of reading comprehension / / edited by Richard K. Wagner, Christopher Schatschneider, and Caroline Phythian-Sence

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-31928-0

9786612319280

1-60623-312-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WagnerRichard K

SchatschneiderChristopher

Phythian-SenceCaroline

Disciplina

372.47

418/.4019

Soggetti

Reading comprehension

Reading comprehension - Psychological aspects

Cognitive learning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Cognitive approaches -- pt. 2. Developmental approaches -- pt. 3. Individual-differences approaches -- pt. 4. Biological-based approaches -- pt. 5. Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

What cognitive processes and skills do children draw on to make meaning from text? How are these capacities consolidated over the course of development? What puts some learners at risk for comprehension difficulties? This authoritative volume presents state-of-the-science research on the behavioral and biological components of successful reading comprehension. Uniquely integrative, the book covers everything from decoding, fluency, and vocabulary knowledge to embodiment theory, eye movements, gene?environment interactions, and neurobiology. The contributors are pr