From August 19-23 1996 a global specialist assembly on difficulties and interventions in literacy improvement came about in Amsterdam. The assembly used to be prepared through Pieter Reitsma (Paedologisch Instituut - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Ludo Verhoeven (University of Nijmegen), and funded by means of the Dutch nationwide technological know-how beginning. a number of specialists within the box of literacy difficulties from 12 nations attended the assembly whereas offering a paper in keeping with present peESpectives and up to date study. a variety of the papers being offered is now built-in right into a unmarried educational reference, after being edited and up to date. The editors desire to thank all members to this quantity for redrafting their unique papers. the current quantity goals to combine contemporary learn in box of literacy difficulties and interventions right into a unmarried educational reference. the amount will trap the state-of-the-art within the swiftly increasing box of literacy difficulties and interventions. the objective crew of readers of this quantity comprises researchers and graduate scholars in language and literacy improvement. furthermore, the ebook is of curiosity for practitioners operating within the box of literacy difficulties. Pieter Reitsma and Ludo Verhoeven vii record OF members Peter Afflerbach - college of Maryland, 2304C Benjamin construction, university Park MD 20742, united states Jesus Alegria - Universite Libre de Bruxelles, LAPSE CP 191, road F. Roosevelt 50, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium Elisabeth Arnbak - division of normal & utilized Linguistics, Njalsgade eighty, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark Janwillem Bast - Paedologisch Instituut-VU Amsterdam, Postbus 303, 1115 ZG Duivendrecht, The Netherlands.