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Direct linkFang, Zhihui – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2008
As students transition from primary to intermediate grades, the kind of materials that they are expected to read and write become more heavily dominated by expository texts. Expository texts contain grammatical patterns that are distinct from those used in primary-grade storybooks. These linguistic features pose new comprehension challenges for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intermediate Grades, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
