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Kraal, Astrid; Koornneef, Arnout W.; Saab, Nadira; van den Broek, Paul W. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
The present study investigated comprehension processes and strategy use of second-grade low- and high-comprehending readers when reading expository and narrative texts for comprehension. Results from think-aloud protocols indicated that text genre affected the way the readers processed the texts. When reading narrative texts they made more…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, Literary Genres
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Frid, Bailey; Friesen, Deanna C. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
Reading comprehension performance is predicted by decoding skill and linguistic comprehension (e.g., Hoover & Gough, 1990; Joshi & Aaron, 2012; Scarborough, 2001). However, the type of strategies that readers recruit to build a discourse should also contribute to success in first and second language reading comprehension. Sixty-six French…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, French, Immersion Programs
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Spencer, Mercedes; Gilmour, Allison F.; Miller, Amanda C.; Emerson, Angela M.; Saha, Neena M.; Cutting, Laurie E. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
In the current study, we examined how student characteristics and cognitive skills, differing levels of text complexity (cohesion, decoding, vocabulary, and syntax), and reading comprehension question types (literal, inferential, critical analysis, and reading strategy) affected different types of reading outcomes (multiple-choice reading…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Cognitive Ability, Reading Comprehension, Item Response Theory