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Samuels, S. Jay | 1 |
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Mulcahy, Patricia I.; Samuels, S. Jay – Reading Psychology, 1987
Argues that comprehension is a problem-solving activity and that different problem-solving schemata exist for different types of texts, both narrative and expository. Suggests that good comprehension occurs when there is a match between the author's schemata and that of the reader, creating a dialogue between the writer and the reader. (JK)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing