The Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading

 

Introduction
Michael L. Kamil, Elizabeth B. Bernhardt

Preface to the Original Edition

Chapter I
The Mysteries and Problems of Reading

Part I: The Psychology of Reading

Chapter II
The Work of the Eye in Reading

Chapter III
The Extent of Reading Matter Perceived During a Reading Pause

Chapter IV
The Experimental Studies Upon Visual Perception in Reading

Chapter V
The Nature of the Perceptual Process in Reading

Chapter VI
The Inner Speech of Reading and the Mental and Physical Characteristics of Speech

Chapter VII
The Functioning of Inner Speech in the Perception of What Is Read

Chapter VIII
The Interpretation of What Is Read, and the Nature of Meaning

Chapter IX
The Rate of Reading

Part II: The History of Reading and of Reading Methods

Chapter X
The Beginnings of Reading, in the Interpretation of Gestures and Pictures

Chapter XI
The Evolution of an Alphabet and of Reading by Alphabetic Symbols

Chapter XII
The Evolution of the Printed Page

Chapter XIII
The History of Reading Methods and Texts

Part III: The Pedagogy of Reading

Chapter XIV
Present-Day Methods and Texts in Elementary Reading

Chapter XV
The Views of Representative Educators Concerning Early Reading

Chapter XVI
Learning to Read at Home

Chapter XVII
Learning to Read at School. The Early Period

Chapter XVIII
Reading as a Discipline, and as Training in the Effective Use of Books

Chapter XIX
What to Read; The Reading of Adolescents

Part IV: The Hygiene of Reading

Chapter XX
Reading Fatigue

Chapter XXI
Hygienic Requirements in the Printing of Books and Papers

Part V: Conclusion: Reading and the Printing of the Future

Chapter XXII
The Future of Reading and Printing. The Elimination of Waste

Bibliography

Index

 

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