This Critical Volume Provides An In-Depth Analysis Of The Multiple Dimensions Of Second Language Reading. The Paperback Edition Describes The Complexity Of Reading And Explains How Reading Differs In A First And Second Language. The Book Is Broad In Scope, Covering All Major Aspects Of The Reading Process And Synthesizing All Current Reading Research. The Author Provides A Cross-Linguistic Orientation, Explaining How First And Second Languages Can Mutually Facilitate One Another. This Important Volume Offers Strategies For Enhancing Literary Acquisition, Second-Language Learning, And Bilingual Processing, And Will Serve As A Valuable Guide For Graduate Students, Professors, Researchers, And Foreign Language Teachers. Cross-Linguistic Orientation. Practical Synthesis Of Major Reading Studies. Integrates Insights From Two Areas Of Research, Reading And Second Language Acquisition. Contents Part I. Theoretical Foundations: 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Underpinnings; Part Ii. Essential Components: 3. Word Recognition; 4. Vocabulary Knowledge; 5. Intraword Awareness And Word-Knowledge Development; 6. Information Integration In Sentence Processing; 7. Discourse Processing; 8. Text Structure And Comprehension; Part Iii. Looking At The Whole: 9. Individual Differences; 10. Developing Strategic Reading; Part Iv. Theory Into Practice: 11. Comprehension Assessment; 12. Comprehension Instruction.