Comprehension instruction : research-based best practices / edited by Cathy Collins Block, Michael Pressley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Block, Cathy Collins.

Pressley, Michael.

Series:

Solving problems in the teaching of literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading comprehension.

Cognitive learning.

Action research in education.

Physical Description:

xiii, 414 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2002]

Summary:

Comprehension instruction is widely recognized as an essential component of developing students' pleasure and profit from reading. Yet despite significant recent gains in knowledge about how comprehension develops and how it can be taught effectively, classroom practice still lags behind research in this crucial area. This volume brings together the field's leading scholars to summarize current research and provide best-practice guidelines for teachers and teacher educators. Each coherently structured chapter presents key findings on a particular aspect of comprehension, discusses instructional practices supported by the research, and addresses what still needs to be known in order to provide the best possible comprehension instruction for every student. Topics covered include assessment, curriculum, methods, and comprehension difficulties, from the preschool level through high school.

Contents:

I Theoretical Foundations: New Directions For the Future

2 Comprehension Strategies Instruction: A Turn-of-the-Century Status Report / Michael Pressley 11

3 The Case for Direct Explanation of Strategies / Gerald G. Duffy 28

4 Process-Based Comprehension Instruction: Perspectives of Four Reading Educators / Cathy Collins Block, Joni L. Schaller, Joseph A. Joy, Paola Gaine 42

5 Implications of Cognitive Resource Allocation for Comprehension Strategies Instruction / Gale M. Sinatra, Kathleen J. Brown, Ralph E. Reynolds 62

6 Metacognition in Comprehension Instruction / Linda Baker 77

7 Teaching Reading Self-Assessment Strategies / Peter Afflerbach 96

II Branching Out and Expanding Our Horizons in the 21st Century

8 Reading in Web-Based Learning Environments / Hiller A. Spires, Thomas H. Estes 115

9 Using the Theme Scheme to Improve Story Comprehension / Joanna P. Williams 126

10 "Oh Excellent, Excellent Question!": Developmental Differences and Comprehension Acquisition / Laura B. Smolkin, Carol A. Donovan 140

11 Individual Differences That Influence Reading Comprehension / Darcia Narvaez 158

12 Teaching Readers How to Comprehend Text Strategically / Tom Trabasso, Edward Bouchard 176

13 Challenges of Implementing Transactional Strategies Instruction for Reading Comprehension / Pamela Beard El-Dinary 201

III Comprehension Instruction in Preschool, Primary, and Intermediate Grades

14 Preparing Young Learners for Successful Reading Comprehension: Laying the Foundation / Diane H. Tracey, Lesley Mandel Morrow 219

15 Building Comprehension When They're Still Learning to Read the Words / Gay Ivey 234

16 Comprehension Instruction in the Primary Grades / P. David Pearson, Nell K. Duke 247

17 Beyond Literature Circles: Helping Students Comprehend Informational Texts / Donna Ogle, Camille L. Z. Blachowicz 259

18 Instructional Contexts for Reading Engagement / John T. Guthrie, Sevgi Ozgungor 275

19 Children Searching and Using Information Text: A Critical Part of Comprehension / Mariam Jean Dreher 289

20 Imagery: A Strategy for Enhancing Comprehension / Linda B. Gambrell, Patricia S. Koskinen 305

21 The Argument Schema and Learning to Reason / Alina Reznitskaya, Richard C. Anderson 319

IV Intensification of Comprehension Instruction Throughout Middle School, High School, and College

22 Straddling Two Worlds: Self-Directed Comprehension Instruction for Middle Schoolers / Rachel Brown 337

23 Improving the Reading Comprehension of At-Risk Adolescents / Joseph B. Fisher, Jean B. Schumaker, Donald D. Deshler 351

24 Encouraging Active Reading at the College Level / Michele L. Simpson, Sherrie L. Nist 365

25 Summing Up: What Comprehension Instruction Could Be / Michael Pressley, Cathy Collins Block 383.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1572306939

1572306920

OCLC:

47831530