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Tobia, Valentina; Ciancaleoni, Matteo; Bonifacci, Paola – Language Testing, 2017
In this study, two alternative theoretical models were compared, in order to analyze which of them best explains primary school children's text comprehension skills. The first one was based on the distinction between two types of answers requested by the comprehension test: local or global. The second model involved texts' input modality: written…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Language Tests, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Roch, Maja; Levorato, M. Chiara – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: According to the "Simple View of Reading" (Hoover and Gough 1990), individual differences in reading comprehension are accounted for by decoding skills and listening comprehension, each of which makes a unique and specific contribution. Aims: The current research was aimed at testing the Simple View of Reading in individuals…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Listening Comprehension, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension