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The present paper addresses reading comprehension and its evaluation. The goal is to address, based on a theoretical review within the field of Psycholinguistics, the basic processes in the reader-text relationship; the study addresses, especially, top-down and bottom-up processes in the search for the construction of meaning. These processes develop from early alphabetization to later reading comprehension processes that require more sophisticated inference-making based, in turn, on implicit and explicit information. We discuss the metalinguistic aspects which should be made available to elementary school teachers so that they can develop activities aimed at helping readers achieve a deeper understanding of their comprehension processes. Different linguistic levels of texts and different cognitive strategies, used according to the activities proposed, should be taken into consideration in teaching and evaluation processes.

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  • The present paper addresses reading comprehension and its evaluation

  • Os processos cognitivo-linguísticos envolvidos na compreensão de textos são objeto de significativos estudos do campo da Psicolinguística

  • - o processamento descendente é uma abordagem não linear, com a qual o leitor faz uso intensivo e dedutivo de informações não visuais e cuja direção é da macro para a microestrutura

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The present paper addresses reading comprehension and its evaluation. The goal is to address, based on a theoretical review within the field of Psycholinguistics, the basic processes in the reader-text relationship; the study addresses, especially, top-down and bottom-up processes in the search for the construction of meaning. Os processos cognitivo-linguísticos envolvidos na compreensão de textos são objeto de significativos estudos do campo da Psicolinguística. Os conceitos já desenvolvidos nessa área do conhecimento são, ou deveriam ser, importante referência para a área da Educação, pois possibilitam conhecer com mais propriedade como os alunos estão desenvolvendo seu aprendizado de leitura, e também auxiliam a aprimorar recursos metodológicos em sala de aula, tanto para o ensino como para a avaliação da compreensão leitora.

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