Introduction to the 2022 and 2023 special issues for the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia.

This document is an introduction to the special issues for the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (ARWA) conference in 2022 and 2023. The Simple View of Reading (SVR) is a widely-cited theoretical framework for reading research, but researchers argue that its conciseness can lead to oversimplified instruction or policy. The Componential Model of Reading (CMR) is a more complex model built upon the SVR. The special issues feature nine selected papers that discuss the three domains of the CMR: cognitive, psychological, and ecological. The papers cover topics such as morphological awareness, cross-linguistic transfer, bilingualism, dyslexia, and digital word reading fluency. The research presented in the special issues demonstrates the broadening scope of reading research in Asia, with a variety of perspectives and methods being explored. [Extracted from the article]