The responses of 108 children, aged five through nine, to the question, "What is reading?" were analyzed to determine whether there were age-related trends toward more mature and structurally more complex definitions of reading and whether a relationship existed between reading skill and the ability to formulate a definition of reading. The…

THE WORK OF CERTAIN PSYCHOLOGISTS WHICH MAY HAVE BEARING UPON THE FIELD OF READING, PARTICULARLY IN COGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT, IS SURVEYED AND POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY TO READING ARE SUGGESTED. A WELL FORMULATED PSYCHOLOGY OF READING AND AN ADEQUATE THEORY OF READING HAVE NOT BEEN DEVELOPED. INSTEAD, READING SPECIALISTS HAVE TENDED TO…

The University of Victoria and the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs sponsored a 4-week prekindergarten, preschool, and orientation program for Indian children living on 4 reserves in the southern region of Vancouver Island. The 3 groups of children served were 4- and 5-year-olds (prekindergarten), 5- and 6-year-olds (preschool), and 7-…

The thesis presents a literature review of selected characteristics of learning disabled children and the relationship between these characteristics and reading. Thirty-three characteristics are discussed, divided into three categories: selected cognitive abilities, speech and language development, and selected behavioral and emotional-social…