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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1972
The National Assessment of Reading was not based on any one particular approach to the subject of reading. Its primary assumption was that information would help anyone who is interested in reading--regardless of his approach to the subject--determine for himself how well Americans read. The results of this assessment are reported according to a…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Decoding (Reading), Reading, Reading Ability
Harste, Jerome C. – 1986
A study was conducted to identify strategies used by successful readers in comprehending and interpreting various kinds of texts. Seventy-three graduate students were asked to keep a journal (unedited and freely written) of what they were thinking as they were reading Umberto Eco's novel "The Name of the Rose." Selected journal entries…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Context Effect, Creative Thinking, Critical Reading