Author: Kenya A. SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reading (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A Comparison of Two Comprehension Strategies for Reading Expository Text
Author: Kenya A. SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reading (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A Comparison of Two Cognitive Reading Strategies on the Comprehension of Functional Expository Text by High School Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
Author: Susan L. FeeneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cognitive learning theory
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
These findings are consistent with existing literature on individuals with mild intellectual disabilities which suggest this population can improve reading comprehension skills. These findings contribute to the dearth of literature that actually focuses on reading comprehension skills specific to high school-aged individuals with mild intellectual disabilities. Limitations of the study were reviewed and recommendations for further research were discussed.
Rethinking Reading Comprehension
Author: Anne P. SweetPublisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572308923
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This practical book grows out of a recent report written by the RAND Reading Study Group (RRSG), which proposed a national research agenda in the area of reading comprehension. Here, RRSG members have expanded on their findings and translated them into clear recommendations to inform practice. Teachers gain the latest knowledge about how students learn to comprehend texts and what can be done to improve the quality of instruction in this essential domain. From leading literacy scholars, the book explains research-based ways to: *Plan effective instruction for students at all grade levels *Meet the comprehension needs of English-language learners *Promote adolescents' comprehension of subject-area texts *Understand the complexities of comprehension assessment *Get optimal benefits from instructional technologies *And much more!
A Comparison of Two Strategies in the Teaching of Reading Comprehension
Author: Teaching Reading Sourcebook
Author: Bill HonigPublisher:
ISBN: 9781571286901
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Prepare students for future success by using effective reading instruction that's proven to work. The Teaching Reading Sourcebook, updated second edition is an indispensable resource that combines evidence-based research with actionable instructional strategies. It is an essential addition to any educator's professional literacy library--elementary, secondary, university."--P. [4] of cover.
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Author: Danielle S. McNamaraPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1136679294
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
First published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Teaching Children to Read : an Evidence-based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction : Reports of the Subgroups
Author: National Reading Panel (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reading
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension
Author: Susan E. IsraelPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317639669
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
The 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.
Content Area Reading and Learning
Author: Diane LappPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1135605599
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
How can teachers make content-area learning more accessible to their students? This text addresses instructional issues and provides a wealth of classroom strategies to help all middle and secondary teachers effectively enable their students to develop both content concepts and strategies for continued learning. The goal is to help teachers model, through excellent instruction, the importance of lifelong content-area learning. This working textbook provides students maximum interaction with the information, strategies, and examples presented in each chapter. Content Area Reading and Learning: Instructional Strategies, Third Edition is organized around five themes: Content Area Reading: An Overview The Teacher and the Text The Students The Instructional Program School Culture and Environment in Middle and High School Classrooms Pedagogical features: Each chapter includes a graphic organizer, a chapter overview, a Think Before Reading Activity, one or more Think While Reading Activities, and a Think After Reading Activity. The activities present questions and scenarios designed to integrate students’ previous knowledge and experience with their new learnings about issues related to content area reading, literacy, and learning, and to serve as catalysts for thinking and discussions. New in the Third Edition The latest information on literacy strategies in every content area Research-based strategies for teaching students to read informational texts Up-to-date information for differentiating instruction for English-speaking and non-English speaking students An examination of youth culture and the role it plays in student learning A look at authentic learning in contexts related to the world of work Ways of using technology and media literacy to support content learning Suggestions for using writing in every content area to enhance student learning Ideas for using multiple texts for learning content A focus on the assessment-instruction connection Strategies for engaging and motivating students Content Area Reading and Learning: Instructional Strategies, Third Edition, is intended as a primary text for courses on middle and high school content area literacy and learning.
A Comparison of Two Personal Comprehension Strategies
Author: Marianne Sane PfeifferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comprehension in children
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description