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Willingham, Daniel T. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2017
Stop for a moment and wonder: what's happening in your brain right now--as you read this paragraph? How much do you know about the innumerable and amazing connections that your mind is making as you, in a flash, make sense of this request? "Why does it matter?" "The Reading Mind" is a brilliant, beautifully crafted, and…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Cognitive Processes, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction
Groff, Patrick – 1987
Intended for reading teachers and teacher educators, this book provides an analysis of 12 fallacious beliefs thought to be responsible for the perpetuation of ineffective and inappropriate approaches to reading instruction. The introduction looks at the dangers of the myths that underlie reading instruction, discusses how the myths arise out of an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Decoding (Reading), Educational Change, Educational History
Durkin, Dolores – 1989
Intended for teachers and prospective teachers, the purpose of this book is to provide information about reading instruction from kindergarten through the elementary grades. Part 1 deals with "Background Information" and includes chapters on: (1) The Reading Process; (2) Silent or Oral Reading? and (3) Reading Instruction. Part 2 discusses…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading