Reading Comprehension Difficulties

Abstract

Contents: C. Cornoldi, J. Oakhill, Introduction: Reading Comprehension Difficulties. Part I: P.B. Gough, W.A. Hoover, C.L. Peterson, Some Observations on a Simple View of Reading. K.E. Stanovich, R.F. West, A.E. Cunningham, J. Cipielewski, S. Siddiqui, The Role of Inadequate Print Exposure as a Determinant of Reading Comprehension Problems. T. Ruffman, Reassessing Children's Comprehension Monitoring Skills. Part II: J. Oakhill, N. Yuill, Higher Order Factors in Comprehension Disability: Processes and Remediation. S.E. Stothard, C. Hulme, A Comparison of Reading Comprehension and Decoding Difficulties in Children. C. Cornoldi, R. De Beni, F. Pazzaglia, Profiles of Reading Comprehension Difficulties: An Analysis of Single Cases. C.A. Perfetti, M.A. Marron, P.W. Foltz, Sources of Comprehension Failure: Theoretical Perspectives and Case Studies. Part III: K. Cain, Story Knowledge and Comprehension Skill. N. Yuill, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Classroom: Jokes, Riddles and Metalinguistic Awareness in Understanding and Improving Poor Comprehension in Children. M-F. Ehrlich, Metacognitive Monitoring in the Processing of Anaphoric Devices in Skilled and Less-skilled Comprehenders. Part IV: M.A. Barnes, M. Dennis, Reading Comprehension Deficits Arise from Diverse Sources: Evidence From Readers With and Without Developmental Brain Pathology. M. Marschark, M. Harris, Success and Failure in Learning to Read: The Special Case (?) of Deaf Children. L. Lumbelli, Focusing on Text Comprehension as a Problem-Solving Task. A Fostering Project for Culturally Deprived Children. L. Baker, Social Influences on Metacognitive Development in Reading.