Reading Comprehension in Educational Settings

Text Comprehension Is A Critical Area Of Psychological And Educational Research, And Has Particular Relevance To Educational Context. The General Aim Of This International Volume 'reading Comprehension In Educational Settings' Is To Encourage Excellence In Research And To Bring Together Teachers, Students, Researchers And Other Professionals From Different Disciplines (e.g. Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Education, Information Technology, And Communication), As Well As All Those Members Of The General Public Who Have An Interest In The Study Of Reading. The Specific Objectives Of The Different Chapters In This Volume Are To Analyze Existing Methods Of Studying The Various Aspects Of Reading Comprehension, Disseminate Results Already Obtained By Research Groups Working In The Field And Debate Current And Future Trends In The Study Of Reading. What We Know About Skilled, Beginning, And Older Readers From Monitoring Their Eye Movements: Implications For Teaching Reading / Mallorie Leinenger And Keith Rayner -- Meaningful Learning From Texts: The Construction Of Knowledge Representations / Katinka Beker, Dietsje Jolles And Paul Van Den Broek -- Causal Inferences In Reading Comprehension: State Of The Art / José A. León And Inmaculada Escudero -- Reading Comprehension In The Early Years: Making The Case For Oral Language / Martin Van Boekel, Panayiota Kendeou And Charles R. Fletcher -- Five Building Blocks For Comprehension Strategy Instruction / Laura K. Allen And Danielle S. Mcnamara -- What Is So Difficult About Expository Text? / Robert F. Lorch -- Development Of A Cognitive Model Of Web-navigation / Herre Van Oostendorp, Sonal Aggarwal And Saraschandra Karanam. Edited By José A. León, Universidad Autónoma De Madrid, Inmaculada Escudero, National Distance Education University, Madrid. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.