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Dymock, Susan – Journal of Reading, 1993
Investigates why some middle school students appear to be good decoders but have problems with reading comprehension. Shows that their listening comprehension was no better than their reading comprehension, and thus rather than needing further instruction in decoding, they require assistance in developing their general language and listening…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Listening Comprehension