Abstract We review the Simple View of Reading (SVR) model and examine its nature,
applicability and validity. We describe the SVR as an abstract framework for understanding …

Background Reading component models such as the Simple View of Reading (SVR; Gough
& Tunmer, 1986; Hoover & Gough, 1990) provide a concise framework for describing the …

Reading comprehension is a complex task which depends on a range of cognitive and
linguistic processes. According to the Simple View of Reading, this complexity can be …

Few hypotheses in the field of literacy have proven as robust as the Simple View of Reading
(SVR). Two studies included in this special issue use large participant samples and …

The simple view of reading posits that reading comprehension can be decomposed into a
print-specific component (concerning decoding and sight word reading) and a language …

This paper reviews recent experimental findings that inform our understanding of the
development of reading comprehension. Studies investigating children who have specific …

The simple view of reading describes reading comprehension as the product of decoding
and listening comprehension and the relative contribution of each to reading …

Abstract Gough and Tunmer's (1986) simple view of reading (SVR) proposed that reading
comprehension (RC) is a function of language comprehension (LC) and word …

The simple view of reading (SVR) proposes that performance in reading comprehension is
the result of decoding and linguistic comprehension, and that each component is necessary …

A simple view of reading was outlined that consisted of two components, decoding and
linguistic comprehension, both held to be necessary for skilled reading. Three predictions …