ED306535 CS009632
Title: Becoming a Skilled Reader.
Author(s): Oakhill, Jane; Garnham, Alan
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0-631-15244-X
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Basil Blackwell, 432 Park Ave. South, Suite 1503, New York, NY 10016 ($45.00).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: United Kingdom; England
Journal Announcement: RIEOCT1989
Providing a summary of the psychological research on children's reading comprehension, this book explores the psychology of the reading process by concentrating on the development of reading comprehension skills. The book analyzes both the skills of fluent adult readers and the development of children's language from the age of five, when most children are starting to read. Against this background psychological research into the way children understand text is surveyed, and the differences between good and poor comprehenders are discussed. The book concludes with a chapter on the educational implications of this research, which discusses how comprehension problems can be identified and how professional aids, training, and remediation can help. (MM)
Descriptors: Adults; Comparative Analysis; Elementary Education; Language Acquisition; *Reading Comprehension; Reading Improvement; Reading Instruction; *Reading Processes; *Reading Research; Reading Skills; Skill Development
Identifiers: *Reading Fluency; Text Factors
