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Peer reviewedLong, Debra L.; Seely, Mark R.; Oppy, Brian J. – Discourse Processes, 1999
Notes that less skilled readers have difficulty suppressing active, but irrelevant, information during comprehension. Investigates whether the mechanism responsible for suppressing the inappropriate meaning of a word is an automatic process or a strategic, controlled one. Finds that less skilled readers may have difficulty executing a strategic…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Difficulties
