This special issue provides a sample of current research programmes carried out on literacy development by Canadian researchers in psychology and education. The topics addressed include
- emergent literacy
- the longitudinal prediction of reading development
- the development of oral reading and reading comprehension
- literacy development amongst French immersion students
- the importance of culturally and developmentally appropriate practices in literacy instruction
- the prevention of reading difficulties
The concluding article provides an overview of the current definitions of learning/reading disabilities in Canadian provinces and territories.
Editors
Table of contents
Literacy Development in Canada
Pages 79–81
Desrochers, Alain; Major, Sonya
Unlocking the Door: Is Parents' Reading to Children the Key to Early Literacy Development?
Pages 82–88
Phillips, Linda M.; Norris, Stephen P.; Anderson, Jim
Home Grown for Reading: Parental Contributions to Young Children's Emergent Literacy and Word Recognition
Pages 89–95
Evans, Mary Ann; Shaw, Deborah
Challenges in Researching Family Literacy Programs
Pages 96–102
Timmons, Vianne
Longitudinal Predictors of Word Reading Development
Pages 103–110
Kirby, John R.; Desrochers, Alain; Roth, Leah; Lai, Sandy S. V.
Le Développement de la Lecture Orale Chez L'enfant / Development of Oral Reading in the Child
Pages 111–117
Desrochers, Alain; Kirby, John; Thompson, Glenn
A Statistical Learning Perspective on Children's Learning About Graphotactic and Morphological Regularities in Spelling
Pages 118–124
Deacon, S. Hélène; Conrad, Nicole; Pacton, Sébastien
Reading Comprehension: Developmental Processes, Individual Differences, and Interventions
Pages 125–132
Johnston, Amber M.; Barnes, Marcia A.; Desrochers, Alain
Developing Fluent Text Processing With Practice: Memorial Influences on Fluency and Comprehension
Pages 133–139
Collins, W. Matthew; Levy, Betty Ann
Literacy Development in Early French Immersion Programs
Pages 140–147
Genesee, Fred; Jared, Debra
Storytelling as a Foundation to Literacy Development for Aboriginal Children: Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Pages 148–154
McKeough, Anne; Bird, Stan; Tourigny, Erin; Romaine, Angela; Graham, Susan; Ottmann, Jackie; Jeary, Joan
Prévenir les Difficultés D'apprentissage en Lecture: Le Défi de la Présentation du Contenu et de L'organisation Des Services / Prevention of Reading Disabilities: The Challenges of Delivery of Instruction and the Organization of Educational Services
Pages 155–161
Dion, Éric; Brodeur, Monique; Campeau, Marie-Ève; Roux, Catherine; Laplante, Line; Fuchs, Douglas
Definitions of Learning Disabilities in Canadian Provinces and Territories
Pages 162–171
Kozey, Michelle; Siegel, Linda S.
