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ERIC Number: EJ309419
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Reading Acquisition and Beyond: Decoding Includes Cognition.
Perfetti, Charles A.
American Journal of Education, v93 n1 p40-60 Nov 1984
Focuses on (1) the acquisition and use of word representations and (2) the acquisition of the alphabetic code. Urges that instruction provide conditions to promote the learning of three types of representation--word forms, letter patterns, and mapping. (RDN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Decoding (Reading), Definitions, Elementary Education, Letters (Alphabet), Literacy, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue with title "The Development of Literacy in the American Schools."