This book reviews research in linguistics, psychology, reading and writing, and brings this work to bear on the problem of readable writing. The research supports the theory that two factors in text are crucial to its readable quality: psycholinguistic redundancy and cohesion. The book also reports the results of three empirical studies and a case study that further illustrates this theory. The findings have important theoretical and practical implications because they shed light on the nature of reading and writing processes from both linguistic and psychological perspectives, and suggest practical approaches to the production and comprehension of readable writing. The book also draws on research in second language acquisition and is pertinent to readable writing in both first and second languages.

The Psycholinguistics of Readable Writing: A Multidisciplinary Exploration (Communication and Information Science)

Horning, Alice S.

Business & Money

Praeger

The Psycholinguistics of Readable Writing: A Multidisciplinary Exploration (Communication and Information Sciences)

Arguing that literacy instruction is the work of all teachers, K-12 and beyond, this collection offers replicable strategies to help educators think about how and when students learn the skills of reading, synthesizing information, and drawing inferences across multiple texts. What Is College Reading? will be of interest and practical use to any educator facing the need to offer more for students as they exit their high school career and begin the journey of post-secondary education. The contributors describe work in both disciplinary and cross-institutional settings, providing a wide range of instructional approaches and strategies.

What Is College Reading? (Across the Disciplines Books)

Science & Math

Gollnitz, Deborah-Lee

Haller, Cynthia R.

Behavioral Sciences

The WAC Clearinghouse

The Case for Critical Literacy: A History of Reading in Writing Studies

The Case for Critical Literacy&nbsp;explores the history of reading within writing studies and lays the foundation for understanding the impact of this critical, yet often untaught, skill. Every measure of students' reading comprehension, whether digital or analog, demonstrates that between 50 and 80 percent of students are unable to capture the substance of a full discussion or evaluate material for authority, accuracy, currency, relevancy, appropriateness, and bias. &nbsp; This book examines how college-level instruction reached this point and provides pedagogical strategies that writing instructors and teachers can use to address the problem. Alice Horning makes the case for the importance of critical reading in the teaching of writing with intentionality and imagination, while sharing glimpses of her own personal history with reading and writing. Horning provides the context for understanding what college faculty face in their classrooms and offers a history of critical literacy that explains why, to date, it has mostly neglected or ignored the diverse statuses of students' reading challenges. &nbsp; The Case for Critical Literacy&nbsp;explores actionable options to better meet students' literacy needs. College and university faculty, especially writing instructors, will benefit from an understanding of what has happened in the field and what needs to change. &nbsp;

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Utah State University Press

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