Table of contents : Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Reading as a Cultural Act Chapter 1. Learning to Read as a Native Speaker Chapter 2 . Reading as a Social Activity Chapter 3. Taking It from the Top: The Growth and Care of Genres Part 2: Theoretical Orientation Chapter 4. The Foreign Language Learner Chapter 5. Toward a Theoretical Understanding of Reading Chapter 6. The View from Cognitive Neuroscience Part 3: Implementation Chapter 7. Designing a Reading Program Chapter 8. Implementation of Reading in the Classroom Chapter 9. Evaluation in Reading Chapter 10. Selection and Development of Learning Materials Chapter 11. Adopting High Technology in Developing Teaching Materials Notes References Contributors Indexes