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ERIC Number: EJ185026
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Reading Comprehension--Is There Such a Thing?
Carver, David
English Language Teaching Journal, 32, 4, 291-7, Jul 78
Reading comprehension exercises are used more effectively as a teaching device than as a testing device. They can be used to teach students a variety of skills, such as the ability to discover specific facts, to see the writer's point of view, and to visualize what is described in words. (CFM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Second Language Learning, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Testing
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