Comprehension may not be as simple as the 'Simple View' suggests

Approximately two decades ago Gough and Tunmer (1986) proposed the Simple View of Reading (SVR) according to which reading comprehension (RC) is equal to the product of two separate components; decoding (D) and linguistic comprehension (C), thus RC=D x C

Georgiou, G.K., Das, J.P., Hayward, D. (2008). Revisiting the "Simple View of Reading" in a Group of Children with Poor Reading Comprehension. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42 p.76-84.

Consistent with previous studies (e.g., Das et al., 2007; Janzen, 2000), the participants performed below grade level in reading comprehension (Grade Equivalent = 2.5, M[ean] standard score = 87.86, SD [standard deviation] = 8.29), but within grade level in decoding (Grade Equivalent= 3.9, M standard score = 98.16, SD = 8.29) and listening comprehension (Grade Equivalent = 3.9, M standard score = 100.62, SD = 7.99). If both decoding and listening comprehension are within grade level, then their product (D x C) should be within grade level. However, reading comprehension was well below grade level.

Georgiou, G.K., Das, J.P., Hayward, D. (2008). Revisiting the "Simple View of Reading" in a Group of Children with Poor Reading Comprehension. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42 p.76-84.

The authors do not speculate on what, for these students, might be needed in addition to decoding and listening comprehension.

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