Description
The Psychology of Reading reviews what has been learned about skilled reading and dyslexia using research on one of the most important but often overlooked languages and writing systems – Chinese. It provides an overview of the Chinese language and writing systems, discusses what is known about the cognitive and neural processes that support the skilled reading of Chinese, as well as its development and impairment, and describes the computer models that have been developed to understand these topics. It is written in an accessible way to appeal to anyone with an interest in cognitive psychology, language, or education.
Table of Contents
1. The psychology of reading; 2. The Chinese language and writing system; 3. Character and word identification; 4. Skilled reading; 5. Reading skill development, dyslexia, and cognitive neuroscience; 6. Future directions.
