Title

Looking Through an Adolescent Literacy Lens at the Narrow View of Reading

Authors

Authors

B. J. Ehren

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Lang. Speech Hear. Serv. Sch.

Keywords

adolescent literacy; reading comprehension; reading; HIGH-SCHOOL-STUDENTS; COMPREHENSION PERFORMANCE; LEARNING-DISABILITIES; STRATEGY INSTRUCTION; SECONDARY STUDENTS; SUCCESS; Linguistics; Rehabilitation

Abstract

Purpose: This commentary is a personal reaction to A. G. Kamhi's (2007) article on the "narrow view" of reading and his suggestion that this view be adopted as a way to address the reading problems of children and adolescents. Method: In this article, I consider the narrow view of reading from an adolescent literacy perspective and discuss the practical implications of adopting this view in the schools. Discussion revolves around the complexities of reading comprehension, comprehension as a teachable set of complex processes, and the speech-language pathologist's role in reading comprehension. Conclusion: Although I acknowledge that the narrow view of reading may have merit, I opine that it may create more problems than it solves.

Journal Title

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools

Volume

40

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

192

Last Page

195

WOS Identifier

WOS:000265207800011

ISSN

0161-1461

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