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Beginning to Read

Beginning to Read

Thinking and Learning about Print
EducationScience
Pages
159
Published
1990
Language
English

Synopsis

This book explores the complex process of learning to read, drawing on extensive research to explain how children acquire literacy skills. It delves into the cognitive and linguistic foundations of reading, offering insights into effective instructional practices. The work aims to provide educators and researchers with a comprehensive understanding of reading development.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeIntellectualThought-Provoking

Genres

Education Science

About the author

M
Marilyn Jager Adams

Marilyn Jager Adams is an American cognitive scientist specialising in reading and literacy education. She took her Ph.D. in cognitive and developmental psychology at Brown University in 1975 and spent much of her career at the research firm Bolt Beranek & Newman, later returning to Brown as a visiting professor in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences. Her 1990 book Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print is a standard reference on early reading instruc...