The Effects of Inference Training and Practice on Young Children's Reading Comprehension.

Hansen, Jane

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Publication Date: 1981

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The Effects of Inference Training and Practice on Young Children's Reading Comprehension.

Hansen, Jane

Reading Research Quarterly, v16 n3 p391-417 1981

A prereading strategy designed to predict events and provide practice in answering questions requiring inferences between text and prior knowledge were used with elementary school students. The performance of experimental groups surpassed that of the control groups on some measures while results were mixed on other measures. (MKM)

Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Background, Cognitive Development, Grade 2, Learning Activities, Primary Education, Prior Learning, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations

WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/74109

IES Cited: ED512029

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