3. • Cognitive processes decoding
text input automatically by using
activated information
Lower-
Level
Processes
• Cognitive processes extracting
information from text and
integrating with prior knowledge
Higher-
Level
Processes
• Limited cognitive sources
involving reading
comprehension
Working
Memory
4. Model’s claims
person's language comprehension
depends on his or her working
memory capacity
5. Key Factors
Increased syntactic complexity
Increased linguistic ambiguity
Variation in selectivity and
suppression in mechanisms
Demand on the maintenance of
textual information across distances
External demands on memory load
Demands imposed by time constraint
6. Conclusion
CC-R Model is intended to show how
readers vary in their reading abilities
influenced by limited capacity of
cognitive resources
Editor's Notes
“A person with a larger memory capacity for language may be able to draw on a larger supply of resources, like a homeowner who can draw on more amperes of current than a neighbor, and can thus generate more units of cooling or heating.”