{"product_id":"reading-development-and-diffic-9781405151559","title":"Reading Development and Diffic","description":"This accessible text brings together research on word reading and comprehension development, which are often treated separately, and provides a comprehensive and detailed introductory text to reading development and difficulties. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to the important issues in reading research and the skills involved in reading words and understanding text, from the point of view of both a beginner and a skilled reader\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA consideration of the similarities and differences between written and spoken language, and the advantages and disadvantages of different methodological approaches\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn examination of how failures in reading comprehension skills can create difficulties and disorders\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA consideration of the implications of this research for the teaching of reading and the diagnosis and treatment of reading difficulties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis text will be useful to many different groups of readers, not only researchers and students in psychology but also those who work in more applied settings, such as students in education and speech and language therapy, who may have a limited background knowledge of the psychology of reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Cain\u003c\/b\u003e, D.Phil., is a Reader in the Department of Psychology at Lancaster University. Her research focuses on the development of language comprehension in children and she has a particular interest in the cognitive and language-related skill deficits that lead to comprehension problems. To date, she has published widely on language and reading development in journals such as \u003ci\u003eJournal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, \u003c\/i\u003e and has written 15 book chapters and co-edited \u003ci\u003eChildren's Comprehension Problems in Oral and Written Language: a Cognitive Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jane Oakhill, 2007). She is Associate Editor for the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Language and Communication Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Research in Reading\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BPS Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50925571244306,"sku":"9781405151559","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b75fa5a-eb11-4cdf-b6b4-8b1d1bdd45d7.jpg?v=1738977281","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reading-development-and-diffic-9781405151559","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}