What does research by E.D. Hirsch and others suggest about the relationship between knowledge and reading comprehension skills?
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A
Comprehension is heavily knowledge-dependent; domain-specific content knowledge often predicts reading comprehension better than generic comprehension skills, highlighting the importance of content-rich curriculum
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B
Comprehension is a purely skill-based process that is independent of what the reader knows about a topic
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C
Generic comprehension strategies such as summarizing can fully compensate for gaps in background knowledge
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D
Knowledge only matters for comprehension in the primary grades and becomes less important in middle school