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Donin, Janet; And Others – Discourse Processes, 1991
Studies the comprehension processes of good and poor readers within a severe to profoundly deaf orally educated population. Supports a multiprocess model where an individual's knowledge both of text structures and of specific content areas play major roles. Shows that characteristics such as age and linguistic experience are important factors in…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Models