Educational and Child Psychology Vol 25 No 3 2008: The development of literacy

Educational and Child Psychology Vol 25 No 3 2008: The development of literacy
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Item # MZCAT-258
ISBN 978-1-85433-476-3; 0267-1611

Summary 

A collection of papers that make significant and original contributions to the field of educational and child psychology. This issue focuses the development of literacy: Implications of current understanding for applied psychologists and educationalists. We hope the papers provide a bridge between the work of academic and applied psychologists that will inform all applied psychologists about recent work in the field of children's literacy.

 

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Contents

Editorial

Visual factors in reading
Chris Singleton

What does the evidence really say about effective literacy teaching?
Robert Savage & Yolande Pompey

Defining reading disorders and evaluating reading interventions: Perspectives from the response to intervention model
Fiona J. Duff

Differences in the correlates of reading accuracy and speed in young Dutch readers
Peter F. de Jong

Word-reading development, the double-deficit hypothesis, and the diagnosis of dyslexia
Kees P. van den Bos

Off to a good start? Vocabulary development and differences in early family and classroom experiences of children from native-Dutch and immigrant families in the Netherlands
Aziza Y. Mayo & Paul P.M. Leseman

Can music make a difference? A small scale longitudinal study into the effects of music instruction in nursery on later reading ability
Maureen Myant, Wendy Armstrong & Nicola Healy

Using whole-word multimedia software to support literacy acquisition: A comparison with traditional books
Arjette Karemaker, Nicola J. Pitchford & Claire O'Malley

Developing the practice of educational psychologists through theory and research
Jonathan Solity & Laura R. Shapiro

Developing an intervention for pupils with writing difficulties: Conceptualisation and analysis
Sandra Dunsmuir, Claire Thomas, Rebecca May, Joyce Monroe, Tamara Roiter & Simon Wellman

Using embedded words to kick-start phonological awareness in a seven-year-old child with persistent phonological difficulties
Laura Phillips & Deborah James


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