Reading is a highly complex skill that is prerequisite to success in many societies in which a
great deal of information is communicated in written form. Since the 1970s, much has been …

A strong phonological theory of reading is proposed and discussed. The first claim of this
article is that current debates on word recognition are often based on different axioms …

A parallel distributed processing model of visual word recognition and pronunciation is
described. The model consists of sets of orthographic and phonological units and an …

Both reading research and practice have undergone numerous changes in the 25 years
since TESOL was first established. The last decade, in particular, has been a time of much …

There is some controversy in the research literature as towhether the development of
reading skills in differentorthographies varies primarily as a function of common …

Orthographic depth has been studied intensively as one of the sources of cross-linguistic
differences in reading, and yet there has been little detailed analysis of what is meant by …

Publisher Summary This chapter reveals that reading English and reading Chinese have
more in common than has been appreciated when it comes to phonological processes. The …

The vast literature concerning printed word identification either contradicts or provides
ambiguous support for each of the central hypotheses of dual-process theory, the most …

The major purpose of this paper is to explore conceptual syntheses that advance second
language (L2) word recognition research and, in so doing, uncover new agendas relating to …

The Second Language Learning Processes of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties is
the only recent book available to offer a detailed and in-depth discussion of the second …