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This classic text revolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition appeared in 1971 and remains a leader in the field. It illuminates fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading and on what is involved in learning to read.

Understanding Reading revolutionized reading theory and research when it first appeared in 1971 and it has continued as a leader in the field through successive editions. Smith's aim in the fifth edition of this classic text continues as it was in the first: to shed light on... Read Full Overview

This sixth edition--a classic in the field of psychology of reading--explains fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading--linguistic, psychological, and social--and what is involved in learning to read.

This sixth edition--a classic in the field of psychology of reading--explains fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading--linguistic, psychological, and social--and what is involved in learning to read. Fully updated, it examines curren

This classic text revolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition appeared in 1971 and remains a leader in the field. It illuminates fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading and on what is involved in learning to read.

Understanding Reading revolutionized reading theory and research when it first appeared in 1971 and it has continued as a leader in the field through successive editions. Smith's aim in the fifth edition of this classic text continues as it was in the first: to shed light on... Read Full Overview