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McClintock, Brenna; Pesco, Diane; Martin-Chang, Sandra – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: Many lines of evidence now suggest that inferencing plays a substantial role in text comprehension. However, inferencing appears to be difficult for children with language impairments, many of whom are also struggling readers. Aims: To assess the effects of a "think-aloud" procedure on inference generation and narrative text…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis
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Rozendaal, Esther; Buijzen, Moniek; Valkenburg, Patti M. – Human Communication Research, 2012
This study develops and tests a model of children's critical processing of advertising. Within this model, 2 paths to reduced advertising susceptibility (i.e., attitude toward the advertised brand) were hypothesized: a cognitive path and an affective path. The secondary aim was to compare these paths for different thought verbalization processes:…
Descriptors: Advertising, Structural Equation Models, Protocol Analysis, Children
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Berthiaume, Kristen S.; Lorch, Elizabeth P.; Milich, Richard – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: The present study examines the ability of children with ADHD to make inferences and monitor ongoing understanding of texts, to shed light on their academic difficulties. Method: A total of 29 boys with ADHD and 41 comparison boys between the ages of 7 and 12 participated. Three tasks measure how boys create and evaluate inferences,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorders, Inferences, Males