Essential Readings on Comprehension
Author: Diane Lapp
Publisher: International Reading Assoc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780872078079
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The Reading Comprehension Blueprint
Author: Nancy Lewis Hennessy
Publisher: Paul H Brookes Publishing
Published: 2020-08
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781681254050
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Reading Comprehension Blueprint: Helping Students Make Meaning from Text provides readers with a deeper understanding of reading comprehension and recommendations for developing evidence-based instruction. This organizational framework, aligned with the language comprehension strands of Scarborough's Reading Rope, prompts educators to ask themselves critical questions about vocabulary, syntax and sentence comprehension, text structures, students' background knowledge, levels of understanding, and inference. Sample classroom activities, a unit plan, sample lesson plans, and other resources provide valuable models and tools to use for designing and delivering high-quality instruction"--
Teaching Comprehension Strategies All Readers Need
Author: Nicole Outsen
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780439165143
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Mini-lessons that introduce, extend and deepen key reading skills and promote a lifelong love of literarure."--Cover
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Author: Danielle S. McNamara
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 538
ISBN-13: 0805859675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension
Author: Susan E. Israel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-06-03
Total Pages: 946
ISBN-13: 1317639669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension assembles researchers of reading comprehension, literacy, educational psychology, psychology, and neuroscience to document the most recent research on the topic. It summarizes the current body of research on theory, methods, instruction, and assessment, including coverage of landmark studies. Designed to deepen understanding of how past research can be applied and has influenced the present and to stimulate new thinking about reading comprehension, the volume is organized around seven themes: historical perspectives on reading comprehension theoretical perspectives changing views of text elements of reading comprehension assessing and teaching reading comprehension cultural impact on reading comprehension where to from here? This is an essential reference volume for the international community of reading researchers, reading psychologists, graduate students, and professionals working in the area of reading and literacy.
Reading Comprehension
Author: Camille L. Z. Blachowicz
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2008-05-05
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 159385756X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis practical resource and widely used text presents a wealth of research-based approaches to comprehension instruction. The authors offer specific classroom practices that help K-9 students compare and evaluate print and online sources, develop vocabulary, build study and test-taking skills, and become motivated readers.
Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties, 2/E
Author: Janette K. Klingner
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Published: 2015-01-20
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1462517374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis practitioner resource and course text has given thousands of K-12 teachers evidence-based tools for helping students--particularly those at risk for reading difficulties--understand and acquire new knowledge from text. The authors present a range of scientifically validated instructional techniques and activities, complete with helpful classroom examples and sample lessons. The book describes ways to assess comprehension, build the skills that good readers rely on, and teach students to use multiple comprehension strategies flexibly and effectively. Each chapter features thought-provoking discussion questions. Reproducible lesson plans and graphic organizers can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition *Chapters on content-area literacy, English language learners, and intensive interventions. *Incorporates current research on each component of reading comprehension. *Discusses ways to align instruction with the Common Core State Standards. *Additional instructional activities throughout.
Illuminating Comprehension and Close Reading
Author: Isabel L. Beck
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Published: 2016-01-18
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1462524869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGrasping the meaning of a text enables K-8 students to appreciate its language and structure through close reading, which in turn leads to deeper comprehension. This book explains the relationship between comprehension and close reading and offers step-by-step guidelines for teaching both of these key elements of literacy. Reproducible lessons are shared for eight engaging texts (excerpts from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry), complete with discussion tips, queries that scaffold comprehension, close reading activities, and connections to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The authors model lesson development and guide teachers in constructing their own lessons. Ten additional text selections are provided in the Appendix. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print all 18 texts in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
Developing Reading Comprehension
Author: Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Published: 2015-02-18
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1462519768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEarly literacy instruction typically emphasizes foundational skills--often at the expense of engaging young children in reading and supporting their comprehension of different types of texts. This book explains the essential elements of comprehension and shares a wealth of classroom-tested instructional practices. It presents developmentally informed strategies for scaffolding comprehension skills, using content to promote engagement, and implementing high-level discussions and writing tasks. Ways to teach and assess English learners and other diverse students are highlighted throughout. The book features explicit links to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as well as helpful reproducible forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
Understanding Reading Comprehension
Author: Wayne Tennent
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2014-09-29
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1473909562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCan baboons read? That is the thought-provoking question that opens this wonderfully accessible book for trainee and practising primary school teachers to fully understand the process of reading comprehension. Comprehension is an essential component of learning to read and a successful teacher of reading will have a portfolio of different strategies and approaches that take in to account that children learn to read in different ways. This book supports the development of student and practising teachers’ subject knowledge by providing detailed guidance in to the reading comprehension process, along with practical strategies and lesson ideas for use in the classroom. Drawing from educational and psychological research, coverage includes: School-based activities in every chapter An in-depth focus on the inference making process The role of vocabulary and syntax in comprehension Cognitive and meta-cognitive processes including the use of memory Advice on developing effective classroom talk with different groups of children Using different text genres and selecting texts
