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Spivey, Nancy Nelson; King, James R. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1989
Analyzes above and below average readers' informational reports, which synthesize both source texts and writer-generated materials. Concludes that general reading ability and success at synthesizing overlap, and that success at synthesis may be related to cognitive factors associated with comprehension, such as sensitivity to text structure. (RS)
Descriptors: Cues, Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 8