Developing reading comprehension / Paula J. Clarke, Emma Truelove, Charles Hulme and Margaret J. Snowling ; illustrations by Dean Chesher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, Paula J., author.

Truelove, Emma, author.

Hulme, Charles, author.

Snowling, Margaret J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--Computer-assisted instruction--Software.

Reading comprehension--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Reading comprehension.

Local Subjects:

Reading--Computer-assisted instruction--Software.

Reading comprehension--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Reading comprehension.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents cutting-edge, evidence-based interventions for dealing with specific difficulties of reading comprehension in children aged 7-11. An in-depth introduction to the 'poor comprehender profile', which describes children who despite being fluent readers have difficulty extracting meaning from text.Sets out a range of practical interventions for improving reading skills in this group - along with comprehensive guidance on assessment and monitoring, and insightful accounts of professionals' experience in delivering the techniques described.Includes an overvie

Contents:

Developing Reading Comprehension; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Foreword by Jean Gross CBE; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 What is Reading Comprehension?; Models of Reading Comprehension; The Importance of Reading Comprehension; Summary; Chapter 2 The Poor Comprehender Profile; Factors that Contribute to Poor Reading Comprehension; Language Skills; Understanding the Meaning of Words; Understanding the Structure and Organisation of Words, Sentences and Connected Text; Early Indicators; Working Memory; Working with Text; Making Inferences; Monitoring Understanding

Environmental InfluencesSummary; Chapter 3 The York Reading for Meaning Project: An Overview; Theoretical Aims; Practical Aims; Intervention Design; Research Design; Understanding Causality; Randomised Controlled Trials; Sample Considerations; Random Allocation; Blinding; Attendance and Attrition; Control Groups; Establishing Long-Term Educational Significance; Control Task; Assessment; Findings; Summary and Conclusions; Appendices; Chapter 4 Teaching Principles; Vygotskian Principles; Peer Learning; Individualisation; Scaffolding; Modelling; Reciprocal Teaching; Distributed Practice; Themes

Passage ChoiceSummary; Chapter 5 Intervention Materials: Oral Language Programme; 1. Vocabulary; What Kinds of Words Should We Teach?; After Choosing the Word, How Is It Taught?; Supplementary Activities; Pictures and Photographs; Mind Maps; Memory Aids; Verbal Reasoning; Summary of Vocabulary; 2. Reciprocal Teaching with Spoken Language; Clarification; Summarisation; Prediction; Question Generation; Complementary Activities; Activating Background Knowledge; Developing Visual Representations; Summary of Reciprocal Teaching with Spoken Language; 3. Figurative Language; Idioms; Jokes; Riddles

Simile and MetaphorSummary of Figurative Language; 4. Spoken Narrative; Sequencing and Story Structure; Creating Extended Stories; Summary of Spoken Narrative; Chapter Summary; Answers to Riddles; Chapter 6 Intervention Materials: Text Level Programme; 1. Metacognitive Strategies; Reread; Look-Back; Think-aloud; Thinking in Pictures; Looking at Pictures and Illustrations; Completing Incomplete Pictures; Creating Pictures with Pen and Paper; Explain and Reflect; Strategy Choice; Summary of Metacognitive Strategies; 2. Reciprocal Teaching with Written Language; Clarification; Summarisation

PredictionQuestion Generation; Complementary Activities; 3. Inferencing; Cohesive Inferences; Bridging Inferences; Predictive Inferences; Evaluative Inferences; Activating Prior Knowledge; Summary of Developing Inferencing Skills; 4. Written Narrative; Summary of Developing Narrative Skills; Chapter Summary; Chapter 7 Intervention Materials: Combined Programme; Summary; Chapter 8 Feedback and Evaluation; Feedback from Teaching Assistants; The Personal and Professional Development of Teaching Assistants; Overall Evaluation and Next Steps; Children's Reflections; Parents' Feedback; Summary

Chapter 9 Theoretical and Practical Implications

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781118606742

1118606744

9781118606711

111860671X

9781118606735

1118606736

OCLC:

859379700