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Sullivan, Susan; Oakhill, Jane – Topics in Language Disorders, 2015
In this article, we review the skills that have been found to be related to good story comprehension in novice readers with normal hearing and describe the relative weight each plays. The relationship between effective story comprehension and lower level skills (such as syntactic awareness and vocabulary knowledge) is considered, and the casual…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Story Reading, Reading Skills, Syntax
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Pierce, Patsy L.; McWilliam, P. J. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1993
Research on emergent literacy is applied to children with severe speech and physical impairments (SSPI). Factors shown to have the greatest influence on emerging literacy skills are identified, as are diverging experiences of young children with SSPI. Intervention strategies suggested for these children include increasing access to books and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Intervention, Literacy Education