The Process of Mature Reading Made Manifest

Authors

  • Terry D. Johnson University of Victoria
  • Kerry Quorn Woodland Elementary School

Keywords:

reading process, psycholinguistics, reading comprehension, teacher education

Abstract

This article raises the problem of affective acceptance by teachers and student teachers of psycholinguistic formulations that appear to run counter to intuitive notions of the reading process. A series of psycholinguistic formulations that may be readily operationalized via a number of modified reading experiences is presented. Examples demonstrate the use by the reader of multiple sources of information and the tentative nature of the information processing. Intimations for the application of psycholinguistic formulations to the practical teaching of reading are suggested.

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Published

1981-01-01

How to Cite

Johnson , T. D., & Quorn , K. (1981). The Process of Mature Reading Made Manifest. Canadian Journal of Education Revue Canadienne De l’éducation, 6(3), 45–54. Retrieved from https://cje-rce.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/8108

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