The comprehension experience : engaging readers through effective inquiry and discussion / W. Dorsey Hammond & Denise D. Nessel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hammond, W. Dorsey.

Contributor:

Nessel, Denise D., 1943-

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading comprehension--Study and teaching.

Reading comprehension.

Physical Description:

xvi, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2011]

Summary:

While this book is marketed to teachers of grades K-12, most of the suggestions, combined with a chapter devoted to the importance of comprehension instruction in the primary grades and the inclusion of b&w children's book illustrations, seem geared toward teachers of primary grades. However, the authors stress that the ideas are applicable to all levels. Researchers and classroom teachers Hammond and Nessel hope to bring the importance of meaning back to the teaching of reading; they recommend focusing on increasing students' capacity to construct meaning from their reading, ideally alone without the teacher's guidance. They present ideas for using discussion and writing to help students connect emotionally and intellectually with narrative and informational texts. Ideas are illustrated with many classroom lesson dialogues. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

What we know about reading comprehension : a century of research and thinking

The power of story : supporting students' reading of narrative texts

The power of inquiry : supporting students' reading of informational texts

How talking supports comprehension

How writing supports comprehension

Comprehension : a priority for beginning readers

Reading and thinking without the teacher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0325030413

9780325030418

OCLC:

727047871

Publisher Number:

99946437427