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Reading Comprehension: The Purpose of Reading Instruction or a Red Herring.
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Page, William D. – Reading World, 1980
Examines problems involved in defining reading comprehension. Suggests reexamining comprehension testing, rethinking the missions of reading instruction, and helping students find, formulate, and solve problems for which using written language provides a solution. (TJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes
Piaget's Legacy to Reading.
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Cleland, Craig J. – Reading World, 1981
Contends that Jean Piaget's theories may be helpful in three areas of reading instruction: (1) when reading instruction should begin and how it should proceed, (2) the effect of the mature reader's cognitive development on comprehension, and (3) how the theories can help to refine reading theory. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Learning Theories
You Haf'ta Vocalize to Comprehend.
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Pauk, Walter – Reading World, 1981
Argues for the acceptance of subvocalization while reading. (FL)
Descriptors: Inner Speech (Subvocal), Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes
Disparities among Reading, Writing, and Oral Language: A Look at Underprepared College Students.
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Nist, Sherrie L.; Sabol, C. Ruth – Reading World, 1984
Focuses on (1) the disparities between reading and writing instructional methodologies, (2) the misconceptions students seem to draw if these disparities are not brought to their attention, and (3) the recursive relationship between written and oral language. Contrasts the relationships between main ideas and details in reading processes with…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Oral Language