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Butterfuss, Reese; Kim, Jasmine; Kendeou, Panayiota – Grantee Submission, 2020
The aim of this article is twofold. First, it provides a general overview of reading compre­hension by outlining classic models of single-text comprehension and more recent models of multiple-text comprehension and sourcing during reading comprehension. Second, the article highlights important sources of individual differences in reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Models, Information Sources, Individual Differences
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Zhang, Yanhui – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
This paper takes a system dynamic approach to study homogeneous texts where the dynamics of the lexical richness of such texts over time are of the focal concern. It is hypothesized that the progress of the lexical complexity is driven by how far away this process is from the maximum level of complexity, while is subject to the fluctuations due to…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Models, Validity, Language Research
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Kallestinova, Elena – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2017
The paper discusses argument pedagogy for graduate and professional students with learning disabilities (LD) in the context of academic writing. To understand the nature and types of writing problems that graduate and professional students with LD experience, the author presents results of a university-wide survey with the students who did and did…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Writing Processes