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Peer reviewedCunningham, James W. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1993
Presents a model of the constructs underlying silent reading comprehension. Defines the process as consisting of three whole-parts, each of which is a part of silent reading comprehension, yet is also a whole ability that itself consists of two or more parts. Presents a system of reading diagnosis in which construct-valid measures are administered…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Reading Comprehension
Sanacore, Joseph – 1988
Independent reading can serve as a practical context for linking vocabulary and comprehension and is a feasible strategy that complements other instructional approaches while it expands word knowledge in a naturalistic setting. Teachers should serve as reading models while students engage in silent reading, but teachers should also be cautious…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Models
