PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Johnston, Peter
TI  - Understanding Reading Disability: A Case Study Approach
AID  - 10.17763/haer.55.2.v30pl5j823545780
DP  - 1985 Jul 01
TA  - Harvard Educational Review
PG  - 153--178
VI  - 55
IP  - 2
4099  - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/55/2/153.short
4100  - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/55/2/153.full
SO  - herp1985 Jul 01; 55
AB  - Using three compelling case studies, Peter Johnston examines the psychological and social determinants of reading failure — factors that he feels have been generally overlooked in main-stream reading theory. Extensive verbal reports by the three male participants reflect the effects that anxiety, maladaptive strategies, conflicting motives, and causal attributions have on reading ability.