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Information-Processing Skills in Reading

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An information-processing model of reading has much in common with general information-processing models of memory and cognition. Each model has its unique features, but all share many characteristics as well. A schematic outline of a general information-processing model appears in Figure 4.

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Schwartz, S. (1984). Information-Processing Skills in Reading. In: Measuring Reading Competence. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0387-7_4

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