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Edited by Kate Cain, Donald L. Compton and Rauno K. Parrila
[Studies in Written Language and Literacy 15] 2017
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Integrating word processing with text comprehension

Theoretical frameworks and empirical examples

 | University of Pittsburgh
 | University of Pittsburgh
Published online: 14 August 2017
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Article outline
  • Theories of reading comprehension
  • The Reading Systems Framework
    • Comprehension skill within the lexical system of the Reading Systems Framework
      • Comprehending texts includes comprehending words
      • Word-to-text integration
      • The paraphrase effect and comprehension skill
      • Functional mechanisms of word-to-text integration
      • Structural aspects of text and word-to-text integration
      • Memory updating and word-to-text integration
    • Knowledge of word meanings is instrumental in reading comprehension
  • Word comprehension within the Reading Systems Framework
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
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