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Direct linkSavage, Robert – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2006
In the influential "simple view of reading" (Gough & Tunmer, 1986), Reading Comprehension (R) = Decoding (D) x Linguistic Comprehension (C). To evaluate this model, this article explores the performance of 15-year-olds with severe reading delays. Results showed that D and C described reading comprehension better than D and verbal cognitive ability…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading)
