Omanson, Beck, Voss, and McKeown 1984

Omanson, R. C., I. Beck, J. F. Voss, and Margaret G. McKeown. 1984. "The effects of reading lessons on comprehension: A processing description." Cognition and Instruction.

Outlines research done among third grade reading classes which compared commercial reading material and accompanying lesson plans with revised lesson plans for the same story. Revised lesson plans introduced relevant background material. Correlated more with the direct story line, as did the questions during the reading time that highlighted the central content of the story. In revised material, the comprehension of the children was much greater. Underlying idea is that "children are more likely to become proficient at comprehension if they have large numbers of successful encounters with comprehending stories." Strengthens the idea in literacy programs of using reading material based on the readers' background and asking questions that guide the reader to better comprehension.

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