Background: Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a specific learning disorder concerning
reading acquisition that may has a lifelong negative impact on individuals. A reliable …

This paper reviews current proposals concerning the definition of dyslexia and contrasts it
with reading comprehension impairment. We then discuss methods for early identification …

Practical, effective, evidence-based reading interventions that change students' lives
Essentials of Understanding and Assessing Reading Difficulties is a practical, accessible, in …

Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice Bill Grabe Table of
Contents Preface Section I: Foundations of Reading Comprehension 1. The Nature of …

This paper addresses the question whether the cognitive underpinnings of reading and
spelling are universal or language/orthography-specific. We analyzed concurrent …

Background: The relationship between phoneme awareness, rapid automatized naming
(RAN), verbal short‐term/working memory (ST/WM) and diagnostic category is investigated …

" Reviewing the state of the science of learning disabilities (LD) and describing effective
educational practices, this authoritative text has been significantly revised and expanded …

In this critique of current reading research and practice, the author contends that the extreme
ambiguity of English spelling–sound correspondence has confined reading science to an …

This lively collection of over 100 classroom activities allows teachers to exploit fully the
language learning potential of extensive reading. The activities, contributed by teachers who …

The past two decades have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of dyslexia (or
specific reading disability), the most common and most carefully studied of the learning …