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Wisher, Robert A. – 1977
This paper discusses a study designed to evaluate the use of semantic and syntactic expectations in reading. Sixteen college-student subjects, measured for reading proficiency by the Nelson-Denny Reading Test, were divided equally into a fast-reading group (350-450 words per minute) and an average-speed reading group (200-275 words per minute).…
Descriptors: College Students, Connected Discourse, Context Clues, Decoding (Reading)
