Understanding Reading revolutionized Reading research and theory when the first Edition appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field.
The text critically examines current theories, instructional practices.
In the Sixth Edition of this classic text Smith\'s purpose remains the same: to shed light on fundamental aspects of the complex human act of Reading - linguistic, physiological, psychological, and social - and of what is involved in Learning to read.
Understanding Reading revolutionized Reading research and theory when the first Edition appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field