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Influences of the Text and the Reader's Background Knowledge upon Responses to Comprehension Questions.
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Mudd, Norma – Reading, 1987
Reports on a study that probed the relative influence of text (including illustrations) and background knowledge upon child and adult novice readers' incorrect responses to comprehension questions. Found that novice readers use background knowledge more than textual information to answer comprehension questions. (ARH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Illustrations
Reading Research in Great Britain--1983.
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Goodacre, Elizabeth – Reading, 1984
Reviews studies dealing with dyslexia, reading development, and reading materials and interests. (DF)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Some Remarks about the Testing of Reading in a Foreign Language.
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Maas-de Brouwer, T. A.; Sluiter, D. M. M. Samson – Reading, 1978
Describes the way foreign languages have been taught in the Netherlands, the way reading comprehension in a foreign language is tested there, and educational objectives that should be taken into consideration in teaching foreign languages. (GT)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
The Effect of Word Frequency and Social Class on Children's Reading Comprehension.
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McGregor, Anne K. – Reading, 1989
Investigates the effect of word frequency on reading comprehension. Finds that comprehension is improved using high frequency words, independent of age or socioeconomic class of the student. Concludes that knowledge of vocabulary facilitates comprehension, but does not explain group differences. (RS)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension
Understanding Cohesion: Some Practical Teaching Implications.
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Hadley, Ilma Louise – Reading, 1987
Reports on a study that examined the relationship between understanding of specific cohesive items and general reading comprehension ability, as well as differences in performance of girls and boys. Makes suggestions for the classroom based on the findings. (ARH)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Reading Research in Great Britain--1979.
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Goodacre, Elizabeth – Reading, 1980
Reports on reading research studies conducted in Great Britain during 1979, noting that two areas have attracted much more attention recently--reading comprehension and the importance of motivation. (HOD)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Readability
Reading Research in Great Britain in 1988.
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Raban, Bridie – Reading, 1990
Reports on reading research in Great Britain published in 1988. Includes sections on word recognition, dyslexia, blind and deaf readers, writing, language and literacy, cohesion and comprehension, parents, and teaching methods. Concludes that most funding reinforces a narrow paradigm of educational research and that aging reading tests are used to…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews
Reading Research in Great Britain in 1987.
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Raban, Bridie; Geekie, Peter – Reading, 1989
Reviews reading research in Great Britain in 1987, focusing on: parental involvement; preschool literacy; oral reading; remedial reading; writing, spelling, and handwriting; word recognition; comprehension; reading and thinking; and reading schemes. Suggests that future literacy research should reflect alternative means of investigation and a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries, Handwriting