Mind, brain, and education in reading disorders
By: edited by Kurt W. Fischer, Jane Holmes Bernstein, and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Contributors: Fischer, Kurt W; Bernstein, Jane Holmes, 1947-; Immordino-Yang, Mary Helen, 1971-
Series: Cambridge studies in cognitive and perceptual development -- 11; Cambridge studies in cognitive perceptual development -- 11
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780521854795
Subjects: Reading disability; Reading disability -- Pathophysiology; Reading -- Physiological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Toward a grounded synthesis of mind, brain, and education for reading disorders : an introduction to the field and this book / Kurt W. Fischer, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, & Deborah Waber; title: An evolutionary perspective on reading and reading disorders / Mary Helen Immordino-Yang & Terrence W. Deacon; title: Brain volume and the acquisition of adaptive capacities / Verne S. Caviness; title: The genetics of dyslexia : what is the phenotype? / Albert M. Galaburda & Gordon F. Sherman; title: A brief history of time, phonology, and other explanations of developmental dyslexia / Maryanne Wolf & Jane Ashby; title: Approaches to behavioral and neurological research on learning disabilities : in search of a deeper synthesis / Robbie Case; title: Growth cycles of mind and brain : analyzing developmental pathways of learning disorders / Kurt W. Fischer, L. Todd Rose, & Samuel P. Rose; title: Cycles and gradients in development of the cortex / Robert W. Thatcher; title: Brain bases of reading disabilities / Francine Benes & Juliana Paré-Blagoev; title: The neural correlates of reading disorder : functional magnetic resonance imaging / Juliana Paré-Blagoev; title: Patterns of cortical connection in children with learning problems / Frank H. Duffy; title: The role of experience in brain development : adverse effects of childhood maltreatment / Martin H. Teicher; title: Finding common ground to promote dialogue and collaboration : using case material to jointly observe children's behavior / Jane Holmes Bernstein; title: Analyzing the reading abilities of four boys : educational implications / Susan Brady; title: First impressions : what four readers can teach us / Benita A. Blachman; title: Analysis of reading disorders from a neuropsychological perspective / H. Gerry Taylor; title: An educational/psychological perspective on the behaviors of three children with reading disabilities / Joseph K. Torgesen; title: The importance of comprehension in reading problems and instruction / Joseph C. Campione; title: Bring reading research to the trenches / Sandra Priest Rose; title: What successful adults with dyslexia teach educators about children / Rosalie Fink; title: Is a synthesis possible? : making doubly sure in research and application / David Rose