Learning to read in Japan

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsJana M. MasonJana M. Mason is a professor at the University of Illinois with appointments in the College of Education and the Center for the Study of Reading, 51 Gerty Drive, Champaign, IL 61820. She has published books and articles on reading and reading instructionRichard C. AndersonRichard C. Anderson is Director of the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois. His most recent books are Learning to Read in American Schools, Foundations for a Literate American and Becoming a Nation of Readers.Akimichi OmuraAkimichi Omura is associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Tokyo with interests in instructional and cognitive psychology and the psychology of readingNobuko UchidaNobuko Uchida is associate professor of psychology at Ochanomizu University and specializes in cognitive processes of reading and writingMutsumi ImaiMutsumi Imai is a doctoral student in educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign with interests in cognitive psychology and vocabulary development