Reading Strategies for Children and Adults: Some Empirical Evidence.

Aaronson, Doris; Ferres, Steven

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ERIC Number: EJ296920

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Publication Date: 1984

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Reading Strategies for Children and Adults: Some Empirical Evidence.

Aaronson, Doris; Ferres, Steven

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, v23 n2 p189-220 Apr 1984

Results of a study indicated that adults reading for retention spent more time focusing on syntactic structure, while those reading for immediate comprehension focused more of their time on semantic content. However, the children (fifth graders) used reading strategies that involved mixtures of both of the adult components. (SL)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis, Memory, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Research Methodology, Semantics, Syntax

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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