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Downing, John – Res Teach Engl, 1970
Reports research which reveals the difficulty children have in understanding (1) the real purpose of written language and (2) the abstract, technical vocabulary of language study and reading. (SW)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Downing, John – 1978
The "cognitive clarity theory of reading" represents a resolution of the controversies about the relation between speech, writing, and reading. The work of M.A.K. Halliday suggests that learning to read and write is a natural extension of the "mathetic" speech functions, which consist of speech related to children's attempts to understand…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
