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

    Authors

    B. J. Ehren

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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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