The Development of Comprehension of Main Ideas in Narratives: Evidence from the Selection of Titles

Investigates readers' ability to identify main ideas in narrative texts and the development of this ability. Results reveal that even the youngest students were able to identify the main ideas, but they did so less consistently than did older students. Findings have implications for theories of...

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Published inJournal of educational psychology Vol. 95; no. 4; p. 707
Main Authors van den Broek, Paul, Lynch, Julie S, Naslund, Jan, Ievers-Landis, Carolyn E, Verduin, Kees
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2003
Subjects
Educational Psychology
Educational Research
Elementary Secondary Education
Learning Theories
Main Idea
Reader Text Relationship
Reading Comprehension
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Summary:Investigates readers' ability to identify main ideas in narrative texts and the development of this ability. Results reveal that even the youngest students were able to identify the main ideas, but they did so less consistently than did older students. Findings have implications for theories of text comprehension development and for educational practice. (Contains 41 references, 4 tables, 2 figures, and 2 appendixes.) (GCP)
ISSN:0022-0663
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.95.4.707