Prior Knowledge and Prediction in Reading.

Shafer, Robert E.

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ERIC Number: EJ257673

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Publication Date: 1981

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Prior Knowledge and Prediction in Reading.

Shafer, Robert E.

Reading Horizons, v21 n3 p163-67 Spr 1981

Presents the psycholinguistic view of reading, which holds that the reader uses his/her prior knowledge of language, facts, and concepts to process language nad comprehend meaning. (FL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning Theories, Prior Learning, Psycholinguistics, Reading Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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