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ERIC Number: EJ553071
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-426X
Relationship between Reading Comprehension and Components of Word Recognition: Support for Developmental Shifts.
Rupley, William H.; Willson, Victor L.
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v30 n4 p255-60 Sum 1997
This study investigated the relationship of the graphemic features of words to reading comprehension in students ages 6-12 who completed reading/decoding and reading comprehension testing. The relationship between word recognition and comprehension was high but dropped slightly for older children. (SM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Orthographic Symbols, Reading Comprehension, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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