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Peer reviewedMandler, Jean M. – Discourse Processes, 1982
Discusses previous articles in this journal and calls for a new theory of story grammar. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Learning Theories, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedDavey, Beth – Reading Psychology, 1983
Explores how findings from current cognitive styles research might enlighten reading process and reading instruction researchers. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Psychological Studies, Reading Achievement
Pirozzo, Ralph – Australian Journal of Reading, 1982
Reports the results of a study conducted to see if rewriting content material for greater readability would help students reading below grade level. Sees possible value to such an approach. (JL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Instructional Improvement, Low Achievement, Readability
Peer reviewedSmith, Christine – Reading World, 1983
Concludes that a course in reading based on reading as a communication process improved the reading comprehension of college students. Discusses the various components of the course. (FL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedCollins, Cathy; Demos, Elene S. – Reading Teacher, 1983
Presents results of a research project concerning beginning reading instruction in 16 countries that use an alphabetic language system. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, International Studies
Peer reviewedWhite, C. Stephen – Reading Teacher, 1983
Surveys the literature on learning style in an effort to help educators become more familiar with the concept. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Learning Modalities, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedSinger, Harry – Journal of Reading, 1983
Traces significant developments in research, theory, and instruction in reading and learning from text, focusing on the secondary school level. (AEA)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Theories, Literature Reviews, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedHeydorn, Bernard L; Cheek, Earl H., Jr. – Reading Improvement, 1982
Reviews and synthesizes the major findings on reversal errors made by young readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedMcConaugh, Stephanie H. – Language Arts, 1982
Discusses distinctions between story grammar and schemata, arguing that knowledge of these two concepts has its best educational applications when placed within a developmental perspective. Provides a theoretical framework for story comprehension questioning strategies for teachers. (HTH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Questioning Techniques
Peer reviewedRayner, Keith; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1981
A visual mask was moved across text in synchrony with readers' eye movements. The size was varied so that either information in foveal or parafoveal vision was masked. Most visual information necessary for reading can be acquired during the first 50 msec that information is available during an eye fixation. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Adults, Eye Fixations, Eye Movements, Reading Rate
Peer reviewedMarr, Mary Beth; Kamil, Michael L. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1981
Replicates an earlier study that concluded that skilled comprehenders were relatively unaffected by whether a word was known. (HOD)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
Peer reviewedMuehl, Lois B. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Examines eight years of reading test scores of entering college freshmen and analyzes the data, taking into consideration relevant contributing factors and testing trends. (HOD)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedCarver, Ronald P. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1982
Reports data that indicate there is an optimal rate of reading and listening to prose and that support interrelationships among accuracy, rate, and efficiency of comprehension. (AEA)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Theories, Higher Education, Listening Comprehension
Peer reviewedCrafton, Linda K. – Reading Teacher, 1982
Offers suggestions to help teachers facilitate comprehension before, during, and after reading. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedLongo, Judith A. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Validates the college-level designation of the Fry Graph using comparative validity data. (AEA)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Materials
