%0 Journal Article
%T CODE AND COMPREHENSION IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE ¨C CONSIDERING LIMITATIONS TO THE SIMPLE VIEW OF READING
%A PER HENNING UPPSTAD
%A ODDNY JUDITH SOLHEIM
%J L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature
%D 2012
%I IAIMTE
%X The Simple View of Reading (SVR) was introduced by Gough and Tunmer in 1986 as a model to predict reading comprehension by means of two factors: decoding and linguistic comprehension. Over time, the SVR has acquired the status of a definition of reading, and it counts as a starting point for both research and teaching programmes for reading. In the present manuscript an attempt is made to maintain Gough and Tunmer¡¯s (1986) original purpose of the SVR by discussing potential problems that arise when the SVR is applied beyond its original intention. This is done by means of a critical look at some core assumptions of the SVR. The basic argument put forward is that the SVR ¨C with its two factors for prediction ¨C provides teachers with no understanding of how reading develops in a society dominated by texts. The article presents some perspectives on how a focus shift in the use of the SVR could be brought about rather than claiming to provide a new, consistent framework.
%K code
%K reading comprehension
%K listening comprehension
%K simple view of reading
%U http://l1.publication-archive.com/public?fn=enter&repository=1&article=361