Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Department 1
Education
Abstract
For the better part of a century the educational community has had increased focus on the importance of reading. The publication of Why Johnny Can't Read and What You Can Do About It (Flesch, 1955) began the surge of effort to better understand the cognitive process of reading to further examine how educators can help children become better readers. Since this 1950's publication, reading research grew and philosophies developed and subsequently changed. However, one thing remained the same: understanding what we read is critically important to becoming a critical thinker. Thus, reading comprehension research continued to boom and the educational community continues to seek ways in which reading comprehension instruction can be improved. (excerpt)
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Recommended Citation
Hart, Jonathan, and Divonaa Stebick. "Making the Invisible Visible: Rtl and Reading Comprehension." New England Reading Association Journal 51, no. 2 (2016). pp. 43-56.
Required Publisher's Statement
Originally published in the New England Reading Association Journal, available online from HighBeam Research.