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<p><em>Understanding Reading</em> 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, Smith's 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."</p> <p><em>Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read, Sixth Edition</em> 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
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- Author
- Smith, Frank, Smith, Frank
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781135619732
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Education, Psychology, Linguistics
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