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Download full textTierney, Robert J.; Pearson, P. David – 1986
Research discoveries over the past 15 years concerning reading comprehension have had a significant impact on reading instruction, particularly schema theory. This theory, based on prior learning, which states that the reader uses the text to construct a meaning within his or her own mind, affects what teachers can do to help students improve…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Opinions, Prior Learning, Reader Text Relationship
