Handbook of research on reading comprehension / edited by Susan E. Israel ; foreword by Gerald G. Duffy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Israel, Susan E., editor.

Duffy, Gerald G., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading comprehension--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Reading comprehension.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (722 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : The Guilford Press, 2017.

Summary:

This esteemed reference work and professional resource, now substantially revised, integrates classic and cutting-edge research on how children and adolescents make meaning from text. The comprehension tasks and challenges facing students at different grade levels are explored, with attention to multiple text types and reading purposes. Preeminent researchers offer a range of perspectives--cognitive, neuroscientific, sociocultural, pedagogical, and technological--on key aspects of comprehension. Effective approaches to assessment, instruction, and intervention are reviewed. The volume also addresses issues in teaching specific populations, including struggling readers and English language learners. New to This Edition *A decade's worth of significant research advances are reflected in 10 entirely new chapters. *Revised throughout to incorporate new studies and timely topics: the expanding role of technology, changing school populations, the Common Core standards, international research, and more. *Chapters on graphic, scientific, and multiple digital texts. *Chapters on fluency, professional learning, and literacy coaching.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

In Memoriam of Robert C. Calfee

About the Editor

Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

PART I. Historical Analysis

1. Introduction: The Consequential Pulse of Reading Comprehension Research

2. The Roots of Reading Comprehension Instruction

3. Comprehension Is Not Simple: Considering the Persisting Dangers in the Simple View of Reading Comprehension

4. Professional Learning for Educators Focused on Reading Comprehension: A Historical Perspective

5. Research on Helping Readers Make Sense of Print: Evolution of Comprehension-Based Pedagogy

PART II. Theoretical Perspectives

6. An Evolving Perspective of Constructively Responsive Reading Comprehension Strategies in Multilayered Digital Text Environments

7. Toward a Theory of Literacy Meaning Making within Virtual Worlds

8. Meaning Making in the 21st Century: The Sociogenesis of Reading Comprehension

9. Literacy, Comprehension, and the Neurosciences

PART III. Diagnosis, Assessment, and Intervention

10. Assessments of Reading Comprehension: Challenges and Directions

11. Using Assessments to Map and Evaluate the Comprehension Development of Young Children

12. Comprehension Difficulties and Struggling Readers

13. Self-Regulation and Reading Comprehension: Moving Beyond the Individual's Cognition in Regulated Learning

14. Reconsidering Fluency's Role in Reading Comprehension

PART IV. Impact of Text and Higher-Order Processing

15. Text and Comprehension: A Retrospective, Perspective, and Prospective

16. Reading Comprehension in the Middle Grades: Characteristics, Challenges, and Effective Supports

17. Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension: The Nexus of Meaning

18. Improving Adolescent Comprehension: Developing Comprehension Strategies in the Content Areas.

19. Structure, Epistemology, and Metalanguage Foundations of Reading Comprehension in Scientific Texts

20. Graphic Text and Visual Literacies in Reading Comprehension

PART V. Diverse Components and Engagement

21. Reading Comprehension Research and the Shift toward Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy

22. Comprehension in the Disciplines

23. Constructing Meaning through Discussion

24. The Role of Interest in Reading Comprehension

25. Comprehension Strategies Instruction for Learners of English: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Now, Where We Still Might Go

26. Family Literacy Initiatives and Reading Comprehension

PART VI. Future Directions

27. The Role of Literacy Coaching in Improving Comprehension Instruction

28. Public Policy in an Era of Changing Literacies: A Focus on Reading Comprehension

29. Sophistication of Reading Comprehension: Where to from Here?

Author Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

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ISBN:

1-4625-2893-7

OCLC:

967523263