The Effects of Segmenting Written Discourse on the Reading Comprehension of Low- and High-Performance Readers.

O'Shea, Lawrence J.; Sindelar, Paul T.

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Effects of Segmenting Written Discourse on the Reading Comprehension of Low- and High-Performance Readers.

O'Shea, Lawrence J.; Sindelar, Paul T.

Reading Research Quarterly, v18 n4 p458-65 Sum 1983

Indicates that segmenting sentences into meaningful units improves reading comprehension through simplifying the syntax of complex sentences and cueing the reader as to the relationship among intrasentence phrases. (AEA)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Sentence Structure, Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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