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The International Reading Association (IRA) has published the sixth edition of Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading, a landmark reference book on which University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor Donna Alvermann served as lead editor.

Alvermann, a professor in the College of Education’s department of language and literacy education, said the new edition took about four years to develop.

“The book is on theory and research, but the academic lingo is kept to a minimum so that professionals and graduate students outside the field of literacy education can comprehend the information,” said Alvermann.

The first edition was published by the IRA in 1970 and succeeding volumes have appeared about every eight years since then. It is the only work of its kind, worldwide. The newest edition will have an e-book option for the first time in the history of the TMPR series.

Alvermann

“The International Reading Association stretches far and has a huge membership. I just heard from a colleague in Belgium that her research group has pre-ordered a copy,” said Alvermann.

“Others have asked me to send promotional material to New York University and especially to the Reading Recovery leadership. Reading Recovery works with students who are more than two years behind before they even start formal reading instruction. Thus, some chapters in TMPR6 that deal with language development research will be of use to this practitioner group,” she said.

There will be a special launch of TMPR6 at the IRA’s annual convention in San Antonio on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 3 p.m. in the Convention Center.

Brief abstracts for each of the 45 chapters are available at:
www.reading.org/General/Publications/Books/bk710.aspx