The effects of text segmentation on children's reading comprehensionFootnote∗

This paper is based on a dissertation presented to the University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, in partial fulfillment of the PhD degree. The author is especially indebted to his thesis committee, Peter Lindsay, David Olson, and Carl Bereiter, for providing guidance and support throughout this project. Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to David S. Weiss, 151 Bloor Street West, Suite 701, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1S4, Canada.

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