Comprehension challenges in the fourth grade: The roles of text cohesion, text genre, and readers’ prior knowledge

Comprehension challenges in the fourth grade: The roles of text cohesion, text genre, and readers’ prior knowledge

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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. Child...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Danielle S. McNamara, Yasuhiro Ozuru, Randy G. Floyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kura Publishing 2011-07-01
Series:International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
Subjects:
Comprehension
fourth grade slump
cohesion
genre
domain knowledge
reading
individual differences
coherence
construction integration ∗ Danielle S. McNamara
Department of Psychology Senior Research Scientist
Learning Sciences InstituteArizona State University
P.O. Box 872111
Tempe
Arizona 85287-2111
United States. E-mail: Danielle.McNamara@asu.edu
construction integration
Online Access:https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/222

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