The authors describe a constructionist theory that accounts for the knowledge-based
inferences that are constructed when readers comprehend narrative text. Readers …

Researchers from a variety of disciplines have collected verbal protocols of reading as a
window on conscious reading processes. Because such work has occurred in different …

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 …

Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language examines what it takes to achieve
long-term success in languages beyond the first language. Distinguishing language …

Understanding Reading revolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition
appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field. In the sixth edition of this classic …

This critical volume, provides an in-depth analysis of second language reading's multiple
dimensions. The paperback edition describes the complexity of reading and explains how …

Think-aloud is a research method in which participants speak aloud any words in their mind
as they complete a task. A review of the literature has shown that think-aloud research …

Think‐aloud protocols, a version of verbal report in which participants state their thoughts
and behaviors, have become increasingly popular as a means of studying the …

For adults, skill at comprehending written language correlates highly with skill at
comprehending spoken language. Does this general comprehension skill extend beyond …

THE SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND CURRICULUM CENTER of the University of
Hawai'i is a unit of the College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature. Under a grant from …