The use of think-aloud protocols to compare inferencing abilities in average and below-average readers |
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| Authors: | Laing Sandra P Kamhi Alan G |
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| Institution: | Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487-0242, USA. |
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| Abstract: | In this study, we examined whether think-aloud procedures would uncover differences in the kinds of inferences generated by average and below-average readers. Participants were 40 third-grade children who were divided into groups of average and below-average readers. All participants completed measures of nonverbal IQ, reading, language, and working memory, and a story comprehension task that consisted of two conditions: listen through and think aloud. The major findings in this study were that (a) average readers generated significantly more explanatory inferences than below-average readers, and (b) comprehension performance as measured by story recall was significantly better for both groups in the think-aloud condition than in the listen-through condition. The discussion addresses the implications of these findings. |
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