9780262633406-026263340X-Language Development and Learning to Read: The Scientific Study of How Language Development Affects Reading Skill (A Bradford Book)

Language Development and Learning to Read: The Scientific Study of How Language Development Affects Reading Skill (A Bradford Book)

ISBN-13: 9780262633406
ISBN-10: 026263340X
Author: Diane McGuinness
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Bradford Books
Format: Paperback 480 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780262633406
ISBN-10: 026263340X
Author: Diane McGuinness
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Bradford Books
Format: Paperback 480 pages

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Language Development and Learning to Read: The Scientific Study of How Language Development Affects Reading Skill (A Bradford Book) (ISBN-13: 9780262633406 and ISBN-10: 026263340X), written by authors Diane McGuinness, was published by Bradford Books in 2006. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Reading Skills (Words, Language & Grammar , Workbooks, Study Guides & Workbooks) books. You can easily purchase or rent Language Development and Learning to Read: The Scientific Study of How Language Development Affects Reading Skill (A Bradford Book) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Reading Skills books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.41.

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Research on reading has tried, and failed, to account for wide disparities in reading skill even among children taught by the same method. Why do some children learn to read easily and quickly while others, in the same classroom and taught by the same teacher, don't learn to read at all? In Language Development and Learning to Read, Diane McGuinness examines scientific research that might explain these disparities. She focuses on reading predictors, analyzing the effect individual differences in specific perceptual, linguistic, and cognitive skills may have on a child's ability to read. Because of the serious methodological problems she finds in the existing research on reading, many of the studies McGuinness cites come from other fields -- developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, and the speech and hearing sciences -- and provide a new perspective on which language functions matter most for reading and academic success.

McGuinness first examines the phonological development theory -- the theory that phonological awareness follows a developmental path from words to syllables to phonemes -- which has dominated reading research for thirty years, and finds that research evidence from other disciplines does not support the theory. McGuinness then looks at longitudinal studies on the development of general language function, and finds a "tantalizing connection" between core language functions and reading success. Finally, she analyzes mainstream reading research, which links reading ability to specific language skills, and the often flawed methodology used in these studies. McGuinness's analysis shows the urgent need for a shift in our thinking about how to achieve reading success.

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