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Downing, John – 1977
Reading teachers vary in their teaching methods for reading instruction, usually emphasizing either the meaningful functions (meaning) or the technical features (coding) of written language. This paper reviews literature on the meaning/coding dichotomy and focuses on a "cognitive clarity theory" that stresses linguistic awareness and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
