Foundations of Reading Acquisition and Dyslexia: Implications for Early Intervention

523 Pages·1997·2.53 MB·English

by  Benita A. Blachman (Editor)

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title: Foundations of Reading Acquisition and Dyslexia : Implications
for Early Intervention
author: Blachman, Benita A.
publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
isbn10 | asin: 080582362X
print isbn13: 9780805823622
ebook isbn13: 9780585223216
language: English
subject Reading--Congresses, Dyslexic children--Education--Congresses,
Dyslexia--Congresses, Reading--Remedial teaching--Congresses,
Word recognition--Congresses, English language--Orthography
and spelling--Congresses.
publication date: 1997
lcc: LB1050.2.F69 1997eb
ddc: 428.4
subject: Reading--Congresses, Dyslexic children--Education--Congresses,
Dyslexia--Congresses, Reading--Remedial teaching--Congresses,
Word recognition--Congresses, English language--Orthography
and spelling--Congresses.
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Foundations of Reading Acquisition and Dyslexia
Implications for Early Intervention

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Conference Participants

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Foundations of Reading Acquisition and Dyslexia
Implications for Early Intervention
Edited by
Benita A. Blachman
Syracuse University
LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS 1997
1997 Mahwah, New Jersey London

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Copyright © 1997 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any
form, by photostat, microfilm, retrieval system, or any other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Foundations of reading acquisition and dyslexia: implications for
early intervention / edited by Benita A. Blachman.
p. cm.
"The chapters in this volume are based on presentations made at a
conference on `Cognitive and Linguistic Foundations of Reading
Acquisition: Implications for Intervention Research.' The
conference was sponsored by the National Dyslexia Research
Foundation (NDRF) and held in Kauai, Hawaii, from May 27 to June 1,
1995" Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8058-2362-X (cloth: alk. paper). ISBN 0-8058-2363-8
(pbk.: alk. paper).
1. Reading Congresses. 2. Dyslexic children Education
Congresses. 3. Dyslexia Congresses. 4. Reading Remedial
teaching Congresses. 5. Word recognition Congresses.
6. Orthography and spelling Congresses. I. Blachman, Benita A.
LB1050.2.F69 1997
428.4 dc21 96-53068
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Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and
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For my father
Morris Blachman
with love and appreciation for his friendship and support
and in loving memory of my mother
Rosalee Bloom Blachman
August 25, 1924-October 10, 1995

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CONTENTS
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
List of Contributors xix
I
Theoretical Foundations 1
1
How Theories of Speech Affect Research in Reading and Writing
Alvin M. Liberman 3
2
Ability to Encode Phonological Representations: An Underlying
Difficulty of Poor Readers
Susan Amanda Brady 21
3
The Role of Temporal Processing in Developmental Language-Based
Learning Disorders: Research and Clinical Implications
Paula Tallal, Steven L. Miller, William M. Jenkins, and Michael M.
Merzenich 49
4
A Provisional, Integrative Account of Phonological and Naming-
Speed Deficits in Dyslexia: Implications for Diagnosis and
Intervention
Maryanne Wolf 67

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Subtypes of Dyslexia 93
5
Subtypes of Dyslexia: An Old Problem Revisited
Jack M. Fletcher, Robin Morris, G. Reid Lyon, Karla K. Stuebing,
Sally E. Shaywitz, Donald P. Shankweiler, Len Katz, and Bennett A.
Shaywitz 95
6
Subtypes of Developmental Dyslexia: Differences in Phonological and
Orthographic Coding
Keith E. Stanovich, Linda S. Siegel, Alexandra Gottardo, Penny
Chiappe, and Robindra Sidhu 115
III
Beginning to Read and Spell 143
7
A Cross-Linguistic Study of Early Literacy Acquisition
Maggie Bruck, Fred Genesee, and Markéta Caravolas 145
8
Sight Word Learning in Normal Readers and Dyslexics
Linnea C. Ehri 163
9
Spelling in Normal Children and Dyslexics
Rebecca Treiman 191
10
Children's Understanding of the Connection Between Grammar and
Spelling
Peter E. Bryant, Terezinha Nunes, and Miriam Bindman 219
IV
Implications for Intervention 241
11
The Case for Early Reading Intervention
Barbara R. Foorman, David J. Francis, Sally E. Shaywitz, Bennett A.
Shaywitz, and Jack M. Fletcher 243
12
Assessing the Child's and the Environment's Contribution to Reading
Acquisition: What We Know and What We Don't Know
Brian Byrne, Ruth Fielding-Barnsley, Luise Ashley, and Kim Larsen 265
13
Approaches to the Prevention and Remediation of Phonologically
Based Reading Disabilities
Joseph K. Torgesen, Richard K. Wagner, and Carol A. Rashotte 287

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The Etiology and Remediation of Phonologically Based Word
Recognition and Spelling Disabilities: Are Phonological Deficits the
"Hole" Story?
Richard K. Olson, Barbara Wise, Mina C. Johnson, and Jerry Ring 305
15
The Use of Rime-Based Orthographic Analogy Training as an
Intervention Strategy for Reading-Disabled Children
Keith T. Greaney, William E. Tunmer, and James W. Chapman 327
16
Toward Distinguishing Between Cognitive and Experiential Deficits as
Primary Sources of Difficulty in Learning to Read: The Importance of
Early Intervention in Diagnosing Specific Reading Disability
Frank R. Vellutino, Donna M. Scanlon, and Edward R. Sipay 347
17
Closing the Gap on Reading Failure: Social Background, Phonemic
Awareness, and Learning to Read
Tom Nicholson 381
18
Early Intervention and Phonological Awareness: A Cautionary Tale
Benita A. Blachman 409
Author Index 431
Subject Index 443

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