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Individual Differences in Children's Knowledge of Expository Text Structures: A Review of Literature
Download full textRay, Melissa N.; Meyer, Bonnie J. F. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2011
In this review of literature we examine empirical research of individual differences in younger readers' knowledge and use of expository text structures. The goal of this review is to explore the influence of reader and text characteristics in order to better understand the instructional needs of elementary school readers. First we review research…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Knowledge Level, Expository Writing, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedConnatser, Bradford R. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1999
Proposes that readability formulas cannot predict text difficulty. Presents results of an experiment designed to demonstrate that "text difficulty" is determined by individual differences (perception) and not by the objective qualities of a text. (NH)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Individual Differences, Readability Formulas, Reader Text Relationship
