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Download full textArya, Diana J.; Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Pearson, P. David – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2011
In this study we examined the effects of syntactic and lexical complexity on third-grade students' comprehension of science texts. A total of 16 expository texts were designed to represent systematic differences in levels of syntactic and lexical complexity across four science-related topics ("Tree Frogs, Soil, Jelly Beans and…
Descriptors: Syntax, Reading Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Elementary School Science
