Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Re

Description: Understanding Reading by Frank Smith This sixth edition--a classic in the field of psychology of reading--explains fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading--linguistic, psychological, and social--and what is involved in learning to read. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Understanding Reading revolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field. In the sixth edition of this classic text, Smiths purpose remains the same: to shed light on fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading--linguistic, physiological, psychological, and social--and on what is involved in learning to read. The text critically examines current theories, instructional practices, and controversies, covering a wide range of disciplines but always remaining accessible to students and classroom teachers. Careful attention is given to the ideological clash that continues between whole language and direct instruction and currently permeates every aspect of theory and research into reading and reading instruction. To aid readers in making up their own minds, each chapter concludes with a brief statement of "Issues." Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read, Sixth Edition is designed to serve as a handbook for language arts teachers, a college text for basic courses on the psychology of reading, a guide to relevant research on reading, and an introduction to reading as an aspect of thinking and learning. It is matchless in integrating a wide range of topics relative to reading while, at the same time, being highly readable and user-friendly for instructors, students, and practitioners. Back Cover Understanding Readingrevolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field. In the sixth edition of this classic text, Smiths purpose remains the same: to shed light on fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading--linguistic, physiological, psychological, and social--and on what is involved in learning to read. The text critically examines current theories, instructional practices, and controversies, covering a wide range of disciplines but always remaining accessible to students and classroom teachers. Over half the book is devoted to such topics as language, memory, learning, the development of spoken language ability, and the physiology of the eye and brain--only to the extent that they are relevant to reading, and with the intent of making these topics comprehensible to readers who have neither the time nor the experience to undertake deep or specialized study in these areas. Careful attention is given to the ideological clash that continues between whole language and direct instruction and currently permeates every aspect of theory and research into reading and reading instruction. In every edition, including the present one, Smith has steadfastly resisted giving teachers a recipe for teaching reading, while aiming to help them make their own decisions based on research about reading, which is accessible to anyone, and their experience and personal knowledge of their students, which only they possess. To aid readers in making up their own minds, each chapter concludes with a brief statement of "Issues." Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read, Sixth Editionis designed to serve as a handbook for language arts teachers, a college text for basic courses on the psychology of reading, a guide to relevant research on reading, and an introduction to reading as an aspect of thinking and learning. It is matchless in integrating a wide range of topics relative to reading while, at the same time, being highly readable and user-friendly for instructors, students, and practitioners. Author Biography Frank Smith Table of Contents Contents: Preface to the Sixth Edition. The Essence of Reading. Comprehension and Knowledge. Spoken and Written Language. Information and Experience. Between Eye and Brain. Bottlenecks of Memory. Letter Identification. Word Identification. Phonics and Mediated Word Identification. The Identification of Meaning. Reading, Writing, and Thinking. Learning About the World. Learning About Written Language. Long Description For undergraduate courses in sports economics. Core economic concepts developed through examples from the sports industry.The sports industry provides a seemingly endless set of examples from every area of microeconomics, giving students the opportunity to study economics in a context that holds their interest. The Economics of Sports explores economic concepts and theory-industrial organization, public finance, and labor economics-in the context of applications and examples from American and international sports. Details ISBN0805847111 Author Frank Smith Language English Edition 6th ISBN-10 0805847111 ISBN-13 9780805847116 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2004 Subtitle A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read Country of Publication United States Replaces 9780805814194 Birth 1928 Short Title UNDERSTANDING READING REV/E 6/ Place of Publication New York Residence US DOI 10.1604/9780805847116 UK Release Date 2004-02-27 AU Release Date 2004-02-27 NZ Release Date 2004-02-27 US Release Date 2004-02-27 Pages 386 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Edition Description 6th edition Publication Date 2004-02-27 Alternative 9780805847123 DEWEY 428.4019 Audience General Imprint Routledge We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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