On the importance of listening comprehension
- 16 May 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Vol. 16 (3), 199-207
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17549507.2014.904441
Abstract
The simple view of reading highlights the importance of two primary components which account for individual differences in reading comprehension across development: word recognition (i.e., decoding) and listening comprehension. While assessments and interventions for decoding have been the focus of pedagogy in the past several decades, the importance of listening comprehension has received less attention. This paper reviews evidence showing that listening comprehension becomes the dominating influence on reading comprehension starting even in the elementary grades. It also highlights a growing number of children who fail to develop adequate reading comprehension skills, primarily due to deficient listening comprehension skills (i.e., poor comprehenders). Finally we discuss key language influences on listening comprehension for consideration during assessment and treatment of reading disabilities.Keywords
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