Edited by Stein (psychology, U. of Chicago) and Raudenbush (sociology, U. of Chicago), this collection of 21 papers has its origin in the October 2007 conference "Developmental Learning
Sciences Go to School: Implications for Education and Public Policy Research," which brought together researchers from disciplines including psychology, sociology, computer science, cognitive
science, education, and science in an interdisciplinary exploration of domain-specific issues in the learning of reading, science, and mathematics. Among the topics discussed are the learning
and teaching of reading, including analyses of individual differences in the acquisition of reading skills and a treatment of constraints on learning from expository texts; issues in science
teaching generally, with a discussion addressing literacy instruction as a means of furthering learning in scientific content domains; developmental cognitive psychology and mathematical
learning, with coverage of pedagogical methodologies and classroom dynamics; and the convergence of developmental science, educational policy, and politics. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc.,
Portland, OR (booknews.com)
