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Peer reviewedSalager-Meyer, Francoise – Journal of Research in Reading, 1994
Investigates how structural variables influence readers' construction of meaning. Finds that textual variables operate differently depending on the extent of the readers' background knowledge and linguistic competence. Shows that variable such as exposure to reading materials (in both first and second languages), background knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Higher Education, Linguistic Competence, Prior Learning
