Description for Dyslexia
Hardcover. Presents a view of research on reading disability. This volume provides researchers, graduate students, educators and other professionals with knowledge of and insights into the theories and findings of the nature and causes of reading disability. Editor(s): Sundberg, P.; Lundberg, Ingvar; Tonnessen, Finn Egil; Austad, Ingolv. Series: Neuropsychology and Cognition. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
A balanced view of recent research on reading disability is presented by leading international scholars representing various subdisciplines of psychology and allied sciences. The volume provides researchers, graduate students, educators and other professionals with up-dated and practical useful knowledge of and insights into the latest theories and findings of the nature and causes of reading disability. Rational guidelines for assessment, prevention and intervention are also provided, based on such concepts as phonological and orthographical processing, automaticity and metacognition. Several chapters are written without technical terminology, yet with scientific rigor, and ... Read more
A balanced view of recent research on reading disability is presented by leading international scholars representing various subdisciplines of psychology and allied sciences. The volume provides researchers, graduate students, educators and other professionals with up-dated and practical useful knowledge of and insights into the latest theories and findings of the nature and causes of reading disability. Rational guidelines for assessment, prevention and intervention are also provided, based on such concepts as phonological and orthographical processing, automaticity and metacognition. Several chapters are written without technical terminology, yet with scientific rigor, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Series
Neuropsychology and Cognition
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792358374
SKU
V9780792358374
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Per Sundberg
Ingvar Lundberg is a professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Books that he has co-authored together with Torleiv Høien have been standard textbooks throughout the Nordic countries, and their articles have appeared in leading international journals.
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