Children's Reading Problems (Paperback)

Peter Bryant

ISBN 10: 0631136835 / ISBN 13: 9780631136835

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 1985

About this Item

Paperback. A surprisingly large number of otherwise `normal' children have problems learning to read, and these difficulties can produce disastrous consequences. Can we isolate the causes of reading problems? How can we best help backward readers? Peter Bryant and Lynette Bradley, in a trenchant and convincingly argued critique, show that many of the existing psychological explanations of reading problems are based on flawed research and on entirely inadequate evidence. A surprisingly large number of otherwise 'normala children have problems learning to read, and these difficulties can produce disastrous consequences. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Children's Reading Problems (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631136835
• ISBN 13: 9780631136835
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A surprisingly large number of otherwise `normal' children have problems learning to read, and these difficulties can produce disastrous consequences. Can we isolate the causes of reading problems? How can we best help backward readers? Peter Bryant and Lynette Bradley, in a trenchant and convincingly argued critique, show that many of the existing psychological explanations of reading problems are based on flawed research and on entirely inadequate evidence.

About the Author

Peter Bryant is Watts Professor of Psychology at the University of Oxford, and author of Perception and Understanding in Young Children. Lynette Bradley is Senior Research Officer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oxford, and author of Assessing Reading Difficulties.