This book summarizes the large body of research that exists on the psychology of reading, and puts it into a coherent framework. The central theme is how readers go about extracting information from the printed page and comprehending the text. The thoroughly updated second edition encompasses all aspects of the psychology of reading with chapters on writing systems, word recognition, the work of the eyes during reading, inner speech, sentence processing, discourse processing, learning to read, dyslexia, individual ...
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This book summarizes the large body of research that exists on the psychology of reading, and puts it into a coherent framework. The central theme is how readers go about extracting information from the printed page and comprehending the text. The thoroughly updated second edition encompasses all aspects of the psychology of reading with chapters on writing systems, word recognition, the work of the eyes during reading, inner speech, sentence processing, discourse processing, learning to read, dyslexia, individual differences, and speed reading. It will be essential reading for students and researchers in cognitive psychology and the psychology of reading.
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