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Woolley, Gary – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2010
Poor comprehenders are generally students who have significant language-learning deficits. A particular problem for students with poor comprehension is that they have difficulty learning new vocabulary because they are inclined to read less, and are unable to apply new meanings to unfamiliar words. This leads to the situation where the gap widens…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Economically Disadvantaged