Reading is a highly complex skill that is prerequisite to success in many societies in which a
great deal of information is communicated in written form. Since the 1970s, much has been …

In traditional theories of language comprehension, syntactic and semantic processing are
inextricably linked. This assumption has been challenged by the 'Semantic Illusion …

This article presents a framework and methodology for designing learning goals targeted at
what students need to know and be able to do in order to attain high levels of literacy and …

Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice Bill Grabe Table of
Contents Preface Section I: Foundations of Reading Comprehension 1. The Nature of …

This lively collection of over 100 classroom activities allows teachers to exploit fully the
language learning potential of extensive reading. The activities, contributed by teachers who …

During reading, monolingual readers actively predict upcoming words from sentence
context. Here we investigated whether bilingual readers predict sentence final words when …

The Skills of Document Use: From Text Comprehension to Web-Based Learning examines
functional literacy from a psychological standpoint. It offers a comprehensive discussion of …

16 The Knowledge Revision Components (KReC) Framework: Processes and Mechanisms
Page 1 In formal and informal settings we continually encode, use, integrate, and manipulate …

When a word is preceded by a supportive context such as a semantically associated word or
a strongly constraining sentence frame, the N400 component of the ERP is reduced in …

Memory-based and constructionist processes have both been proposed as essential
components of the activation of concepts (eg, propositions) and the establishment of …