Improving the Reading Comprehension Skills of Poor Readers.

Eldredge, J. Lloyd

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Publication Date: 1988

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Improving the Reading Comprehension Skills of Poor Readers.

Eldredge, J. Lloyd

Reading Horizons, v29 n1 p35-42 Oct 1988

Addresses the negative effects of poor decoding on reading comprehension and reviews successful remedial strategies used with poor readers. Proposes an extensive exposure to printed discourse as well as phrase and sentence reading used in successful remediation as keys to improving poor readers' comprehension. (RS)

Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs, Remedial Reading

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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