Comprehension challenges in the fourth grade: The roles of text cohesion, text genre, and readers’ prior knowledge
We examined young readers’ comprehension as a function of text genre (narrative, science), text cohesion (high, low), and readers’ abilities (reading decoding skills and world knowledge). The overarching purpose of this study was to contribute to our understanding of the fourth grade slump. Children...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Kura Publishing
2011-11-01
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| Series: | International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education |
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| Online Access: | http://www.iejee.com/4_1_2011/13_IEJEE_4_1_McNamara_Ozuru_Floyd.pdf |