Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: BLOOM, W. (1987) Partnership with Parents in Reading. DURKIN. K. (ed.) (1986) Language Development in the School Years. WEBSTER, A. (1986) Deafness, Development and Literacy. BESNER, D., WALLER, T.G. and MACKINNON, G.E (eds) (1985) Reading Research: Advances in Theory and Practice. PERERA, K. (1984) Children's Writing and Reading: Analysing Classroom Language. STEIN. NANCY, L. (ed.) (1986) Literacy in American Schools. Learning to Read and Write. DE BEAUGRANDE, ROBERT (1984) Text Production. Advances in Discourse Processes XI.     

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Book Reviewed in this article: Melling, O. R.: The Singing Stone (1988). Chapman, L. John: Reading: from 5—11 years (1987). Tuman, Myron C: A Preface to Literacy: An Inquiry into Pedagogy, Practice, and Progress (August, 1987). Thorpe, Dina: Reading for Fun: A study of how parents and libraries encouraged children aged 9—12 to read for enjoyment. Oakhill, Jane & Garnham, Alan: Becoming a Skilled Reader (1988). Luke, Allan: Literacy, Textbooks and Ideology: Postwar Literacy Instruction and the Mythology of Dick and Jane (June 1988). Janet Brennan is a Senior Lecturer in Language and Literacy at the West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education. White, D.: Books Before Five (1984). Calkins, L. M. Lessons from a Child (1983).     

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Book reviewed in this article: AINCOW, M. and TWEDDLE, D. (1984) Early Learning Skills Analysis. ANDERSON, R.C., OSBORN, J. and TIERNEY, R.J. (eds)(1984) Learning to Read in American Schools: Basal Readers and Content Texts. TUNMER, W.E., PRAIT, c. and HERRIMAN, M.L. (eds) (1984) Metalinguisfic Awareness in Children. Theory, Research, and Implications. DOWNING, J. and VALTIN, R. (eds) (1984) Language Awareness and Learning to Read. COCHRAN-SMITH, M. (1984) The Making of a Reader. GOELMAN, H., OBERG, A. and SMITH, F. (1984) Awakening to Literacy. KENNEDY, A. (1984) The Psychology of Reading. VAN DIJK, T.A. and KINTSCH, W. (1983) Strategies of Discourse Comprehension. EGOFF, SHEILA A. (1981) Thursday's Child. FLOOD, J. (1984) Understanding Reading Comprehension: Cognition, Language, and the Structure of Prose. Newark, Delaware: International Reading Association. ISBN 0-87207-7365. PETERS, M. (1984) Spelling: Caught or Taught? A New Look. GRONER, R., MENZ, c., FISHER, D.F. and MONTY, R.A. (eds) (1983) Eye Movements and Psychological Processes: international views. RAYNER, K. (ed.) (1983) Eye Movements in Reading: perceptual and language processes. HENDERSON, L. (1984) Orthographies and Reading. WALLER, T. GARY and MACKINNON, G.E. (eds) (1979) Reading Research Advances in Theory and Practice, Volume 1. MACMNNON, G.E. and WALLER, T. GARY. (eds) (1981) Reading Research Advances in Theory and Practice, Volume 2. MACMNNON, G.E. and WALLER, T. GARY (eds) (1981) Reading Research Advances in Theory and Practice, Volume 3 MACKINNON, G.E. and WALLER, T. GARY (eds) (1985) Reading Research Advances in Theory and Practice, Volume 4.     

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Books reviewed in this article: ZAKALUK, B.L. and SAMUELS, S.J. (1988) Readability: Its Past, Present and Future. STEPHENS, W.B. (1987) Education, Literacy and Society. LANKSHEAR. C. with LAWLER, M. (1987) Literacy, Schooling and Revolution. FAIGLEY. L., CHERRY, R., JOLLIFFE. D. and SKINNER. A. (eds) (1985) Assessing Writers’Knowledge and Processes of Composing. FREEDMAN, S. (ed.) (1985) The Acquisition of Written Language; Response and Revision. MATSUHASHI, A. (ed.) (1987) Writing in Real Time: Modelling Production Processes. TEALE, w. and SULZBY, E. (eds) (1986) Emergent Literacy Writing and Reading. WAGNER, DANIEL (1987) The Future of Literacy in a Changing World. BUTLER. DOROTHY (1988) Babies Need Books. LANGER. J.A. (ed.) (1987) Language, Literacy, and Culture: Issues of Society and Schooling. ANDERSON, C. (ed.) (1988) Reading: the abc and beyond. CHAPMAN. L.J. (1987) Reading: From 5–11 Years. THOMSON. JACK (1987) Understanding Teenagers' Reading: Reading Processes and the Teaching of Literature.     

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Oakhill, Jane and Beard, Roger Reading Development and the Teaching of Reading: A Psychological Perspective McGuinness, D, Why children can’t read: and what we can do about it Hill, Clifford and Larsen, EricChildren and Reading Tests Geekie, P., Cambourne, B., and Fitsimmons, P. Understanding Literacy Development     

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Reviews in this article Morris , Joyce M. Standards and Progress in Reading. Department of education and Science: Education Pamphlet No. 50. (1956). Progress in Reading, 1948-1964. GARDNER , KEITH (1965). Towards Literacy. WEBSTER , JAMES (1965). Practical Reading.     

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Books reviewed: Goodwyn, Andrew (ed) Literary and Media Texts in Secondary English Styles, M. From the Garden to the Street Campbell, Robin Literacy from home to school: Reading with Alice Hall, Christine and Coles, Martin Children’s Reading Choices     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Turner, Martin, Psychological Assessment of Dyslexia. Jones, R., Emerging Patterns of Literacy: A multidisciplinary perspective. Moustafa, M., Beyond Traditional Phonics Reading Discoveries and Reading Instruction Dombey, Henrietta and Moustafa, Margaret (eds), W(hole) to part phonics: How children learn to read and spell.     

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Book reviewed in this article: BERTELSON. P. (ed) (1987) The Onset of Literacy. Cognitive Processes in Reading Acquisition. SNOWLING, M. (1 987) Dyslexia: A Cognitive Development Perspective. DODD, B. and CAMPBELL, R. (eds) (1987) Hearing by Eye: thepsychology of lip-reading. MILLER, N. (ed) (1984) Bilingualism and Language Disability: assessment and remediation. PEARSON, D. BARR, R., KAMIL, M.L. and MOSENTHAL, P. (eds) (1984) Handbook of Reading Research. ORASANU, J. (ed) (1986) Reading Comprehension: From Research to Practice. POSNER, M.I. and MARIN. O.S.M. (1985) Attention and Performance XI. COLTHEART, M. (1 987) Attention and Performance XII. WADE, B. and MOORE, M. (1987) Special Children … Special Needs: Provision in Ordinary Classrooms. MCNAUGHTON, s. (1987) Being Skilled. The Socializations of learning to read. FREIRE. P. and MACEDO, D. (1987) Literacy: Reading the Word and the World. ALVERMANN, D.E. DILLON. D.R. and O'BRIEN. D.G. (1987) Using Discussion to promote Reading Comprehension. SCHIEFFELIN, B. and GILMORE. P. (1986) The Acquisition Of Literacy: Ethnographic Perspectives. SMITH, P. (ed) (1987) Parents and teachers together: Proceedings of the twenty-third annual course and conference of the United ‘Kingdom Reading Association’. MEEK, M. (1988) How Texts Teach What Readers Learn.     

Parent Reading Belief Inventory: Reliability and Validity With a Sample of Mexican American Mothers

Research Findings: The purpose of the current study was to (a) evaluate the internal consistency of the 7 scales of the Parent Reading Belief Inventory (PRBI), (b) assess the factor structure, and (c) examine concurrent validity in a sample of Mexican American mothers from low-income homes.

Two hundred and seventy-four mothers of preschool children completed the PRBI and the Home Literacy Activities Questionnaire.

Five of the seven scales demonstrated adequate internal consistency. Principal component and parallel analyses revealed that one component provided the best summary of the observed variables. Preliminary evidence of concurrent validity was revealed. Practice or Policy: Future qualitative research is needed to explore mothers' interpretations of the items and to examine modifications to the PRBI.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Carver, R.P. (1981) Reading Comprehension and Reading Theory. Crowder, R.G. (1982) The Psychology of Reading: an Introduction. Downing, J. & Leong, C.K. (1981) Psychology of Reading. Henderson, L. (1982) Orthography and Word Recognition in Reading. Kolers, P.A., Wrolstad, M. & Bouma, H. (Ed.) (1979) Processing of Visible Language 1. Kolers, P.A., Wrolstad, M. & Bouma, H. (Ed.) (1980) Processing of visible Language 2. Lesgold, A.M. & Perfetti, C.A. (Ed.) (1981) Interactive Processes in Reading. Mitchell, D.C. (1982) The Process of Reading: a Cognitive Analysis of Fluent Reading and Learning to Read. Ewing, J. and Johnstone, M. (1981) Attitudes to Reading: Measurement and Classification within a Curricular Structure. Heather, P. (1981) Young People's Reading: a study of the leisure reading of 13-15 year olds. Clay, Marie M. (1982) Observing Young Readers: Selected Papers. Ferreiro, Emilia and Teberosky, Ana (1982/3) Literacy Before Schooling. Spender, L. (1983) Intruders on the Rights of Men: Women's Unpublished Heritage. Sheridan, E. Marcia (Ed.) (1982) Sex Stereotypes and Reading: Research and Strategies. Posner, Roland (1982) Rational Discourse and Poetic Communication: Methods of Linguistic, Literary, and Philosophical Analysis. Prince, Gerald (1982) Narratology: The Form and Functioning of Narrative. Sharratt, Bernard (1981) Reading Relations: Structures of Literary Production. A Dialectical Text/Book. Tompkins, Jane P. (Ed.) (1981) Reader-Response Criticism: From Formalism to Post-Structuralism. Widdowson, Peter (Ed.) (1982) Re-Reading English. Cressy, D. (1980) Literacy and the Social Order: Reading and Writing in Tudor and Stuart England. Eisenstein, E.L. (1982) The Printing Press as an Agent of Change: Communications and Cultural Transformations in Early-modern Europe. Furet, F. and Ozouf, J. (1982) Reading and Writing: Literacy in France from Calvin to Jules Ferry. Mann, P.H. (1982) From Author to Reader: a Social Study of Books. Morris, R.C. (1981) Reading, Riting, and Reconstruction: the Education of Freedmen in the South, 1861-1870. Gollasch, F.V. (Ed.) (1982) Language and Literacy: the Selected Writings of Kenneth S. Goodman. Volume I: Process, Theory, Research. Volume 2: Reading, Language and the Classroom Teacher. Miles, T.R. (1983) Dyslexia: The Pattern of Difficulties. Singer, M.H. (Ed.) (1982) Competent Reader, Disabled Reader: Research and Application. Malatesha, R.N. and Aaron, P.G. (Ed.) (1982) Reading Disorders: Varieties and Treatments.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: DAVISON, A. & GREEN, G.M. (1988) Linguistic Complexity and Text Comprehension: Readability Issues Reconsidered. HUTSON, BARBARA (ed.) Advances in Reading/Language Research: Volume 3 1985. BRITTON, B.K. and GLYNN, S.M. (eds.) (1987) Executive Control Processes in Reading. TIERNEY, R.J., ANDERS, P.L. and MITCHELL, J.N. (eds.) (1987) Understanding Reader's Understanding. GARNER, R. (1987) Metacognition and Reading Comprehension GRAFF, H.J. (1987) The Labyrinths of Literacy: reflections on literacy past and present. NEWMAN, ANABEL P. and BEVERSTOCK, CAROLINE (1990) Adult Literacy: Contexts and challenges. WILLINSKY, J. (1990) The New Literacy: redefining reading and writing in schools. GOSWAMI, J. and BRYANT, P. (1990) Phonological Skills and Learning to Read. WATERLAND, L. (1989) Apprenticeship in Action: Teachers Write About ‘Read With Me'. MINNS, H. (1990) Read It To MeNow. HEDLEY, C.N. and HICKS, J.S. (eds.) (1988) Reading and the Special Learner. PUMFREY, P. (1991) Improving Children's Reading in the Junior School.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Miller, L. Towards Reading . Johnson, Paul. Books Searching for Authors (Children communicating through the writing and visual process) . Cairney, Trevor H. Pathways to Literacy . Hannon, P.: Literacy, Home and School: Research and Practice in Teaching Literacy with Parents .     

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Book reviewed in this article: Stubbs , Michael (1980) Language and Literacy: the Sociolinguistics of Reading and Writing. Downing , J. (1979) Reading and Reasoning. Cole , J. Y. and Gold , C. S. (1979, cds) Reading in America-1978. Frith , Uta (1980) Cognitive Processes in Spelling. Conrad K. (1979) The Deaf Schoolchild: Language and Cognitive Function. Geoffrion , L. D. and Schustlr , K. E. (1980) Auditory Handicaps and Reading: an annotated bibliography.     

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EISEMON, T.O. (1988) Benefitting From Basic Education, School Quality and Functional Literacy in Kenya SWEENEY, A. (1987) A Full Hearing: Orality and Literacy in the Malay World MEEK, M. and MILLS, C. (eds) (1988) Language and Literacy in the Primary School. TOWNSEND, JOHN ROWE (1987) Written for children (3rd Edition). RUSTIN, MARGARET & MICHAEL (1987) Narratives Of Love and LOSS: Studies in Modern Children's Fiction. NELL. VICTOR (1988) Lost in a Book: the Psychology of Reading for Pleasure. COOPER, C.R. (ed.) (1985) Research Response to Literature and the Teaching of Literature. BENTON, M., TEASEY, J., BELL, R. and HURST, K. (1988) Young Readers Responding to Poems. DIAS, P. and HAYHOE, M. (1988) Developing Response to Poetry. DOWNING, JOHN A. (ed.) (1988) Cognitive Psychology and Reading in the U.S.S.R. FEITELSON, D. (1988) Facts and Fads in Beginning Reading: A Cross-Language Perspective. WATERLAND, L. (1988) Read With Me: An Apprenticeship Approach. Revised Second Edition.     

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Books reviewed: Gerald Coles Misreading Reading: The Bad Science that Hurts Children Janet Evans (Ed.) The Writing Classroom Aspects of Writing and the Primary Child 3–11 Roy Corden Literacy and Learning through Talk : Strategies for the Primary Classroom     

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LUKE, A. (1988) Literacy, Textbooks and Ideology: Postwar Literacy Instruction and the Mythology of Dick and Jane. BEREITER. C. and SCARDAMALIA, M. The Psychology Of Written Composition. STERNGLASS, M.S. (1988) The Presence of Thought: Introspective Accounts of Reading and Writing. HEDLEY, C.N. and BARATTA, A.N. (eds.) (1986) Contexts of Reading. BENNETT-KASTOR, T. (1988) Analyzing Children's Language.     

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Book reviewed in this article: UPWARD, c. (1992) Cut Spelling: a handbook to the simplification of written English by omission of redundant letters. CHALL, J., JACOBS, v. and BALDWIN, L. (1990) The Reading Crisis: Why Poor Children Fall Behind. LITTLEFAIR, A. (1990) Reading All Types of Writing. ROBECK, M.C. and WALLACE, R.R. (1990) The Psychology of Reading: An Interdisciplinary Approach. BALOTA, D.A., FLORES D'ARCAIS, G.B., and RAYNER, K. (eds) (1990) Comprehension Processes in Reading. SMITH, J., and ALCOCK, A. (1990) Revisiting Literacy: Helping Readers and Writers. CAIRNEY, T.H. (1990) Teaching Reading Comprehension.     

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Book reviewed in this article: GRIFFITH, P. (1987) Literary Theory and English Teaching. BLOOME, D. (ed) (1987) Literacy and Schooling. HANNON, P. and JACKSON, A. The Belfeld Reading Project Final Report: Belfield Community Council/National Children's Bureau LRWIN, J.W. (ed) Understanding and Teaching Cohesion Comprehension. FOORMAN, B.R. and SIEGEL, A.W. (eds) (1986) Acquisition of Reading Skills: Cultural Constraints and Cognitive Universals.     

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Book reviewed in this article: LAYTON, J.R. (1979) The Psychology of Learning to Read. BERNIER, C.L. and YERKEY, A.N. (1979) Cogent Communication: Overcoming Reading Overload. HARRISON, C. (1980) Readability in the Classroom. MILLS, R.W. (1980) Classroom Observation of Primary School Children. OXENHAM, J. (1980) Literacy: Writing, Reading and Social Organisation. RUTHROF, H. (1981) The Reader's Construction of Narrative.