Kendeou, McMaster and Christ featured in FABBS article for their research on reading comprehension

The work of three Department of Educational Psychology faculty members – Panayiota Kendeou, associate professor in the psychological foundations of education program; Kristen McMaster, professor in the special education program; and Theodore J. Christ, professor in the school psychology program – was recently featured in an article by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS). The article examines the group’s research on how students come to understand what they read.

Dr. Kendeou was interviewed for the article and told FABBS, “The factor that carries the largest variability in reading comprehension is reader’s knowledge.” She recommended that children be encouraged to make inferences from a very early age. According to Kendeou, their ability to make inferences and connections assists them in everything from identifying words to extracting meaning from written text.

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