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Clark, Susan R. – 1990
Two main types of schemata exist for reading: content schema, representing existing knowledge of objects and events; and textual schema, including knowledge of discourse structure and conventions. There are at least six major schema functions important to reading comprehension: (1) schemata provide slots for assimilating additional knowledge; (2)…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Literature Reviews, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension
