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

Other author Block, Cathy Collins.
Other author Pressley, Michael.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Guilford Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxiii, 414 pages ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Reading comprehension.
Cognitive learning.
Action research in education.

SeriesSolving problems in the teaching of literacy
Solving problems in the teaching of literacy. ^A454033
Contents Introduction / Cathy Collins Block, Michael Pressley -- Comprehension strategies instruction : a turn-of-the-century status report / Michael Pressley -- The Case for direct explanation of strategies / Gerald G. Duffy -- Process-based comprehension instruction : perspectives of four reading educators / Cathy Collins Block, Joni L. Schaller, Joseph A. Joy, Paola Gaine -- Implications of cognitive resource allocation for comprehension strategies instruction / Gale M. Sinatra, Kathleen J. Brown, Ralph E. Reynolds -- Metacognition in comprehension instruction / Linda Baker -- Teaching reading self-assessment strategies / Peter Afflerbach -- Reading in web-based learning environments / Hiller A. Spires, Thomas H. Estes -- Using the theme scheme to improve story comprehension / Joanna P. Williams -- "Oh excellent, excellent question!" : developmental differences and comprehension acquisition / Laura B. Smolkin, Carol A. Donovan -- Individual differences that influence reading comprehension / Darcia Narvaez -- Teaching readers how to comprehend text strategically / Tom Trabasso, Edward Bouchard -- Challenges of implementing transactional strategies instruction for reading comprehension / Pamela Beard El-Dinary -- Preparing young learners for successful reading comprehension : laying the foundation / Diane H. Tracey, Lesley Mandel Morrow -- Building comprehension when they're still learning to read the words / Gay Ivey -- Comprehension instruction in the primary grades / P. David Pearson, Nell K. Duke -- Beyond literature circles : helping students comprehend informational texts / Donna Ogle, Camille L.Z. Balchowicz -- Instructional contexts for reading engagement / John T. Guthrie, Sevgi Ozgungor -- Children seaching and using information text : a critical part of comprehension / Mariam Jean Dreher -- Imagery : a strategy for enhancing comprehension / Linda B. Gambrell, Patricia S. Koskinen -- The Argument schema and learning to reason / Alina Reznitskaya, Richard C. Anderson -- Straddling two worlds : self-directed comprehension instruction for middle schoolers / Rachel Brown -- Improving the reading comprehension of at-risk adolescents / Joseph B. Fisher, Jean B. Schumaker, Donald D. Deshler -- Encouraging active reading at the college level / Michele L. Simpson, Sherrie L. Nist -- Summing up : what comprehension instruction could be / Michael Pressley, Cathy Collins Block.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001040933
ISBN1572306939
ISBN9781572306936
ISBN1572306920 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781572306929 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1050.45 .C69 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold