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Peer reviewedIrwin, Judith Westphal – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1979
The effects of manipulating the connective words "because" and "after" on fifth graders' reading comprehension was examined. The results provide no support for the notion that sentence length is related to comprehensibility or that implicit connectives are more difficult to comprehend. (HOD)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Elementary Education, Function Words, Grade 5
