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ERIC Number: EJ343878
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Computers and Cognition in Readng: A Focus on Decoding Fluency.
Torgesen, Joseph K.
Exceptional Children, v53 n2 p157-62 Oct 1986
Recent cognitive analyses of the reading process indicate that learning disabled children with word decoding problems will be limited in the development of higher level reading comprehension skills. Microcomputer technology affords the repetitive word recognition practice necessary for successful decoding. (JC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decoding (Reading), Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Strategies, Skill Development, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Competence and Instruction: Contributions from Cognitive Psychology. For related information, see EC 190 801-810.