[Reading-hall-of-fame] Huey book

[tsticht at znet.com]

Colleagues: Starting in 2007 a group of the RHF started calling for
celebrating the 100th anniversary of E. B. Huey's Psychology and Pedagogy
of Reading. In this regard, we asked the IRA to reprint the book but I
didn't think the IRA wanted to. But a group of us put together a symposium
for the IRA meeting of 2008 in Atlanta and had a good group attend the
symposium. Now I have found that the IRA has put together a reprint of the
book and it can now be ordered from the IRA. Here is some info about the
book which sells for about $40 for non-IRA members. Tom Sticht

The Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading
Special Edition
Edmund Burke Huey

The longevity of Huey’s work is impressive. It is as relevant today as it
was in 1908 or 1968. Much of what he wrote could be found in many
contemporary works on reading as well as in the reading research
literature. In rereading Huey, we can truly see how far we have come in
answering the questions surrounding how we read and learn to read.
— Michael L. Kamil and Elizabeth B. Bernhardt, from the Introduction



Few works have had as profound an influence on reading research and
scholarship as this classic. Originally published in 1908 and rereleased in
1968, it remains one of the most cited books in reading and related
disciplines. Essential for anyone interested in the history of reading and
reading instruction, it is a must-have volume for scholars seeking to
deepen their understanding of the development of current thinking in the
field.

With its discussion of topics from word recognition to fluency to
comprehension to instructional methods, readers will find The Psychology
and Pedagogy of Reading as thought provoking today as it was 100 years ago.
The new introduction to this special edition, by leading scholars Michael
Kamil and Elizabeth Bernhardt, highlights where Huey’s work seems
particularly prescient, discusses recent research that calls some of his
findings into question, and speculates about the issues that he would find
important in today’s education climate.

Introduction © 2009 | 336 pp.
ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-696-9