RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Understanding Reading Disability: A Case Study Approach
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 153
OP 178
DO 10.17763/haer.55.2.v30pl5j823545780
VO 55
IS 2
A1 Johnston, Peter
YR 1985
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/55/2/153.abstract
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.