Improving comprehension instruction : rethinking research, theory, and classroom practice /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2002. |
| Description: | xxiv, 423 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4760195 |
Table of Contents:
- Tables, Figures, and Exhibits
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Editors
- The Contributors
- Part 1. New Directions in Comprehension Instruction
- Introduction: Improving Comprehension Instruction: An Urgent Priority
- 1. Reconceptualizing Reading Comprehension
- 2. The Thinking Process Approach to Comprehension Development: Preparing Students for Their Future Comprehension Challenges
- 3. From Good to Memorable: Characteristics of Highly Effective Comprehension Teaching
- 4. The Guided Reading Lesson: Explaining, Supporting, and Prompting for Comprehension
- 5. Instructional Components for Promoting Thoughtful Literacy Learning
- Part 2. New Comprehension Lessons Across the Curriculum
- 6. Differentiating Reading and Writing Lessons to Promote Content Learning
- 7. Parsing, Questioning, and Rephrasing (PQR): Building Syntactic Knowledge to Improve Reading Comprehension
- 8. Using Writing to Improve Comprehension: A Review of the Writing-to-Reading Research
- 9. Research-Based Comprehension Practices That Create Higher-Level Discussions
- 10. Goose Bumps and Giggles: Engaging Young Readers' Critical Thinking with Books from the Teachers' Choices Project and Graphic Organizers
- Part 3. Integrating Technology and Innovative Instruction
- 11. Using Technology to Individualize Reading Instruction
- 12. Computers, Kids, and Comprehension: Instructional Practices That Make a Difference
- 13. Out of This World: Cyberspace, Literacy, and Learning
- 14. Reading in the Digital Era: Strategies for Building Critical Literacy
- Part 4. Overcoming Comprehension Challenges
- 15. Hitting the Wall: Helping Struggling Readers Comprehend
- 16. At-Risk Students: Learning to Break Through Comprehension Barriers
- 17. Helping Struggling Readers Make Sense of Reading
- Conclusion: Improving Comprehension Instruction: A Path for the Future
- Name Index
- Subject Index
