After reading the chapters presented in this volume, it would be hard to dispute the
importance of phonological processes in the development of literacy—an insight that …

The first exposure to the concept of phonological awareness for many educators and
psychologists came from the publication of Language by Ear and by Eye, edited by James …

Some 20 years ago Isabelle Liberman initiated a branch of reading research that later
turned out to become a scientific success story. A wealth of clear evidence from many …

Wagner< 5: Torgesen, 1987). One area of phonological processing, phonological aware—
ness, has been systematically studied for almost 30 years and has gained particular …

In many cases, a program of research originates through the influence of a few special
people. For me, the special people who first inspired my interest in phonological awareness …

A quarter century of research into one or another aspect of phonological awareness has
occurred since the early work of Bruce (1964). The frequency of studies into phonological …

Publisher Summary This chapter examines the nature of phonological awareness, its
acquisition and development, and its role in reading acquisition. The study of phonological …

To better understand the relationship between phonological awareness and reading, we
need to know more about each of these processes (eg, Bertelson, 1986). To understand …

A growing reliance on research to guidedecisions about reading instruction hasresulted in a
swing toward approaches thatemphasize phoneme awareness and the relationsbetween …

The purpose of this article is to examine the literature linking phoneme awareness and
reading acquisition and to examine the nature of this relationship in terms of learner and …