The Cognitive Development of Reading and Reading Comprehension [Paperback]

Learning to read may be the most complex cognitive operation that children are expected to master, and the latest research in cognitive development has offered important insights into how children succeed or fail at this task. The Cognitive Development of Reading and Reading Comprehensionis a multidisciplinary, evidence-based resource for teachers and researchers that examines reading comprehension from a cognitive development perspective, including the principal theories and methods used in the discipline. The book combines research into basic cognitive processesgenetics, perception, memory, executive functioning, and languagewith an investigation of the effects that context and environment have on literacy outcomes, making clear how factors such as health, family life, community, policy, and ecology can influence childrens cognitive development.

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Cognitive Development of Reading by Carol McDonald Connor and Jennifer L. Weston

Chapter 2: Behavioral and Molecular Genetic Influences on Reading-Related Outcomes by Callie Little, Frances Wang, and Sara Hart

Chapter 3: Perception, Reading, and Digital Media by Kristy Roschke and Ralph Radach

Chapter 4: Memory and Learning to Read by Devin Russell and Carol McDonald Connor

Chapter 5: Self-Regulation and Reading Achievement by Betty Lin, Shayna S. Coburn, and Nancy Eisenberg

Chapter 6: The Role of Language Development in the Successful Comprehension of Texts by Laura Allen and Danielle McNamara

Chapter 7: Self-Perception and Perspective Taking: How Beliefs About Oneself and Others May Influence Reading by Henry Wynne and Carol McDonald Connor

Chapter 8: The Influence of Psychological and Physical Health on Reading by Laurie Dempsey Wolf