Simple View of Reading: comprehension as the product of word recognition and language comprehension¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The Simple View of Reading, proposed by Gough and Tunmer in 1986, holds that reading comprehension is the product of word recognition and language comprehension. The paper uses it as a foundational framework: MAP Reading Fluency with Coach's learning progression and reports are organized around these two components, and the Foundational Skills Summary report presents data for decoding and language comprehension, which the paper says are "part of the Simple View of Reading."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Instruction organized under this framework must address both word recognition and language comprehension components

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-5 beginning readers

Target Learning Objectives¶

• reading comprehension
• decoding
• language comprehension

Claims¶

• Word recognition fluency significantly predicted reading comprehension in grades 1-3, with rate becoming the stronger predictor by third grade [+W]

Related Theories¶

• Reading Rope (Strand Model of Skilled Reading): word recognition and language comprehension as multifaceted strands
• Simple View of Reading: reading comprehension as the product of decoding and linguistic comprehension

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• MAP Reading Fluency with Coach Evidence Base. (2024). NWEA. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/map-reading-fluency-with-coach-evidence-base/