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As the first title in the new series, New Directions in Communication Disorders Research: Integrative Approaches, this volume discusses a unique phenomenon in cognitive science, single-word reading, which is an essential element in successful reading competence. Single-word reading is an interdisciplinary area of research that incorporates phonological, orthographic, graphemic, and semantic information in the representations suitable for the task demands of reading. Editors Elena L. Grigorenko and Adam J. Naples have organized a collection of essays written by an outstanding group of scholars in order to systematically sample research on this important topic, as well as to describe the research within different experimental paradigms. Single-Word Reading provides an introduction to unfamiliar areas of research, and is an inspiration for future study. The introductory chapter sets up a contextual stage for connections between spoken and written word processing, the stage-based nature of their development, and the role of education. Succeeding chapters address visual word processing; the role of morphology in word recognition; the role of lexical representation; the biological bases of single-word reading and related processes; and more. Reading researchers will take interest in this substantial book, as will professionals and practitioners linked to the teaching of reading in the departments of school psychology, special education, communication disorders, neuroscience, cognitive science, linguistics, and reading.
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Grigorenko - Prelims.qxd 7/18/2007 3:04 PM Page i Single-Word Reading Behavioral and Biological Perspectives Grigorenko - Prelims.qxd 7/18/2007 3:04 PM Page ii New Directions in Communication Disorders Research: Integrative Approaches Rhea Paul, Series Editor Rhea Paul (Ed.) Language Disorders from a Developmental Perspective: Essays in Honor of Robin S. Chapman Elena L. Grigorenko and Adam J. Naples (Eds.) Single-Word Reading: Behavioral and Biological Perspectives Grigorenko - Prelims.qxd 7/18/2007 3:04 PM Page iii Single-Word Reading Behavioral and Biological Perspectives Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko Adam J. Naples Lawrence Erlbaum Associates New York London Grigorenko - Prelims.qxd 7/18/2007 3:04 PM Page iv Cover design by Robin S. Chapman, Ph. D. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Taylor & Francis Group 2 Park Square Milton Park, Abingdon Oxon OX14 4RN © 2008 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Lawrence Erlbaum Associates is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-8058-5350-6 (Hardcover) No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Single-word reading : behavioral and biological perspectives / Elena L. Grigorenko and Adam J. Naples, editors. p. cm. ISBN 0-8058-5350-2 (cloth : alk. paper) -- ISBN 1-4106-1624-X (e book) 1. Reading, Psychology of. I. Grigorenko, Elena L. II. Naples, Adam J. III. Title. BF456.R2S49 2007 418’.4019--dc22 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at