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A cross-linguistic study of reading disability in native Hebrew speaking adults learning English as a foreign language / Susan Russak.
Susie Russak
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שפה נוכחית
Reading [electronic resource]
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| Title |
Reading [electronic resource] : learning, writing and disorders / Diane R. Thompson and Lidia E. Bushnell, editors. |
|---|---|
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Publisher |
Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers |
| Creation Date |
c2009 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
Intro -- READING: LEARNING, WRITING AND DISORDERS -- READING: LEARNING, WRITING AND DISORDERS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 EVENT-RELATED BRAIN POTENTIALS DURING A VISUAL CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TASK IN GROUPS WITH READING DISORDER AND ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER. -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Diagnostic Criteria and Epidemiology of Reading Disabilities and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder -- Event-Related Brain Potentials -- EVENT-RELATED BRAIN POTENTIALS IN READING DISORDERS -- EVENT-RELATED BRAIN POTENTIALS IN ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER -- COMPARISONS OF ERP FINDINGS OF RD, ADHD AND COMORBID GROUPS -- METHOD -- Subjects -- Procedure -- Task -- Recording -- DATA ANALYSIS -- Behavioral data -- ERP Data -- Latency -- Amplitude -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS -- Behavioral Results -- ERP Results -- Amplitude -- P300 amplitude -- Intragroup Comparisons -- Between Group Comparisons -- Go Stimulus -- No Go Stimulus -- False Go Stimulus -- Warning Stimulus -- N200 Amplitude -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 READING AT RISK: A SURVEY OF LITERARY READING IN AMERICA* -- SUMMARY -- 10 KEY FINDINGS -- Conclusion -- INTRODUCTION -- Data Collection -- Literature vs. Books -- LITERATURE PARTICIPATION IN 2002 -- Number of Books Read -- Comparison of Literature Participation with Other Cultural and Leisure Activities -- Participation of Literary Readers in Other Cultural and Leisure Activities -- International Comparisons -- Summary of Literature Participation in 2002 -- FACTORS IN LITERARY READING -- Demographic and Geographic Factors in Literary Reading -- Age -- Ethnicity and Race -- Education -- Family Income -- Geographic Areas -- Employment and Occupation -- Parents Education Level -- Impact of Television -- Literacy. Participation of Literary Readers in Other Cultural and Leisure Activities -- Demographic Characteristics of Frequent Readers -- Readers of Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, and Plays -- Listening to Live or Recorded Readings of Novels or Poetry -- Personal Creative Writing -- Summary of Factors in Literature Participation -- TRENDS IN LITERATURE PARTICIPATION, 1982-2002 -- Changes in Literature Participation -- Changes in Poetry Reading and Listening -- Changes in Personal Creative Writing -- Changes in Creative Writing Classes or Lessons -- Factors in the Changes in Literature Participation -- Gender -- Race and Ethnicity -- Education -- Age Groups -- Other Leisure Activities -- Summary of Trends in Literature Participation -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- Who Reads Literature? -- Factors in Literature Participation -- Participation in Other Arts Activities -- Trends in Literature Participation -- APPENDIX A -- Survey of Public Participation in the Arts Background and Methodology -- 1982 and 1985 Surveys of Public Participation in the Arts -- 1992 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts -- 1997 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts -- 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts -- APPENDIX B -- Data Collection -- Basic CPS -- August 2002, Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) Supplement -- APPENDIX C -- Variables -- Mathematical and Statistical Considerations -- Equation 1 -- Equation 2 -- Equation 3 -- Multiple Logistic Regression Model to Predict Literary Reading in Adults -- Coding of Independent Variables -- Interpretation of Regression Coefficients, Standard Error and Odds Ratios -- Multiple Logistic Regression Model to Predict Reading of 12 or More Books Per Year in 2002 ("Frequent"and "Avid"Readers) -- Coding of Independent Variables and Interpretation of Odds Ratios -- ENDNOTES -- REFERENCES. Chapter 3 ORAL READING PERFORMANCE IN A JAPANESE DYSLEXIC BOY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM, LITERACY AND PROBLEMS -- A DYSLEXIC BOY'S ORAL READING PERFORMANCE: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS -- READING MATERIAL AND ANALYSIS -- PAUSES, REPETITION, AND MORA DURATION -- ELONGATION OF MORAS -- ORIGINS OF THE VARIABILITY OF MORA DURATIONS -- REPLICATION AND MORE FINDINGS -- MAJOR FINDINGS REPLICATED -- READING UNITS AND PAUSES -- COMBINING A PAUSE AND A REPEAT AS A STRATEGY -- LEARNING WHILE READING -- LEARNING BY REPEATING -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A PASSAGE USED IN AN ORAL READING TASK -- Chapter 4 EXAMINING THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL NATURE OF READING FLUENCY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FLUENT READING ABILITY: CONSTRUCT DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENT -- THE DISTRIBUTION OF READING SKILL WITHIN THE POPULATION -- FLUENCY IN READING: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES -- COMPONENT SKILLS MODEL OF FLUENT READING ABILITY -- PRIMARY COMPONENTS OF FLUENT READING -- FLUENCY AS AN EMERGENT CONCEPT -- AUTOMATICITY IN FLUENT READING -- NAMING SPEED -- READING RATE -- SPEED OF PROCESSING -- VISUAL AND AUDITORY MODALITIES DEFICITS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE -- CROSS MODAL INTEGRATION -- BRAIN IMAGING (FMRI) AND EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS (ERPS) EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN THE STUDY OF READING -- A NEW MODEL FOR READING FLUENCY: RAPID VISUAL PROCESSING AND VISUAL ATTENTION ACTIVATION FOR FLUENT READING ABILITY -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 READING CASE STUDIES VS. WRITING THEM: HOW TO ENGAGE PRACTITIONER STUDENTS? -- ABSTRACT -- COURSE DESCRIPTION AND ORGANIZATION -- ADVANTAGES OF STORY TELLING -- DISADVANTAGES OF STORY-TELLING IN THE CLASSROOM -- KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND STORIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES. Chapter 6 FMRI EVIDENCE FOR ACV98 CONNECTIONIST MODEL FOR READING OF MONO- AND MULTI-SYLLABIC WORDS AND PSEUDO-WORDS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- Subjects -- Stimuli and Procedure -- MR Acquisition -- Data Processing -- A. Spatial Pre-Processing -- B. Statistics -- B.1. Evaluation of cerebral substrates for word and pseudo-word reading (lexicality effect) -- B.2. Evaluation of Cerebral Substrates for Mono- and Three-Syllabic (Length Effect) Word and Pseudo-Word Reading -- RESULTS -- A. Lexicality Effect -- B. Syllabic Length Effect -- DISCUSSION -- Lexicality Effect -- Syllabic Length Effect -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 THE COGNITIVE SELF-REGULATION APPROACH TO PRE-SECONDARY WRITING INSTRUCTION -- 1. ABSTRACT -- 2. INTRODUCTION -- 2.1. Planning -- 2.2. Revision -- 2.3. Strategy Focused Writing Instruction -- 3. THE COGNITIVE SELF-REGULATION INSTRUCTION MODEL -- 4. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CSRI -- 4.1. Sample and Design -- 4.2. Assessment -- 4.3. Results -- 5. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR WRITING INSTRUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 LITERACY LEARNING IN COMMUNITIES OF DISCOURSE: READING TO LEARN AND WRITING TO COMMUNICATE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MOVING FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW -- FOSTERING COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS (FCL) -- READING TO LEARN AND WRITING TO COMMUNICATE (RLWC) -- Course Curriculum -- A Model for Qualitative Assessment of Writing -- Self-Management Sheets -- EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM -- The Intervention -- QUANTITATIVE DATA AND ANALYSES -- Reading -- Reading Comprehension -- Reading Rate and Reading Accuracy -- Writing -- Expository Writing Competence -- QUALITATIVE DATA AND ANALYSES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 CHARACTERIZATION OF PHONOLOGICAL ABILITY, WORKING MEMORY, READING AND WRITING IN LEARNING DIFFICULTIES*. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT LEARNING DIFFICULTIES -- SPEED OF ACCESS TO LEXICON, PHONOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ABILITY OF READING AND WRITING -- MATERIALS AND METHOD -- Subjects -- Procedures -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS -- Rapid Automatic Naming Test (RAN) [12] -- Test of Phonological Awareness [22] -- Reading and Writing Test [17] -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 READING ERRORS IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH VERMIS OR CEREBELLAR HEMISPHERIC LESIONS -- ABSTRACT -- SUBJECTS AND METHODS -- Patients Case History -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 DESIGN OF THE ASSESSMENT OF LEARNER EXPERTISE IN READING -- MODEL OF EXPERTISE -- SCHEMA-BASED TASK PATTERN -- EVIDENCE -- INDEX -- Blank Page. |
| Extent |
1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010705918505171 |
MARC RECORDS
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