Children's Literacy Development: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Learning to Read and Write - Paperback

by Catherine McBride (Author)

In the updated third edition of this unique book, Catherine McBride looks at reading and writing development and impairment across a range of languages, scripts, and contexts. This new edition highlights multiliteracy and multilingualism and broadly explores the science of reading.

Author Biography

Catherine McBride is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University, Indiana, US. She has served as President of the international Society for the Scientific Study of Reading and Founding President of the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia. Her research focuses on learning to read and write from a developmental perspective, across cultures, languages, and scripts.