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Improving comprehension instruction : rethinking research, theory, and classroom practice

Author: Cathy Collins Block; Linda B Gambrell; Michael Pressley
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2002.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Cathy Collins Block; Linda B Gambrell; Michael Pressley
ISBN: 0787963097 9780787963095
OCLC Number: 50198545
Description: xxiv, 423 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Gerald G. Duffy -- Pt.1 New directions in comprehension instruction -- Introduction: Improving comprehension instruction : an urgent priority / Linda B. Gambrell, Cathy Collins Block, Michael Pressley -- Reconceptualizing reading comprehension / Anne P. Sweet, Catherine Snow -- The thinking process approach to comprehension development : preparing students for their future comprehension challenges / Cathy Collins Block, Rebecca B. Johnson -- From good to memorable : characteristics of highly effective comprehension teaching / Ellin Oliver Keene -- The guided reading lesson : explaining, supporting, and prompting for comprehension / Gay Su Pinnell -- Instructional components for promoting thoughtful literacy learning / Pamela J. Dunston -- pt.2 New comprehension lessons across the curriculum. -- Differentiating reading and writing lessons to promote content learning / Karen D. Wood -- Parsing, questioning, and rephrasing (PQR) : building syntactic knowledge to improve reading comprehension / James Flood, Diane Lapp, Douglas Fisher -- Using writing to improve comprehension : a review of the writing-to-reading research / Bena R. Heffin, Douglas K. Hartman -- Research-based comprehension practices that create higher-level discussions / Janice F. Almasi -- Goose bumps and giggles : engaging young readers' critical thinking with books from the teachers' choices project and graphic organizers / Kathy N. Headley, Jean Keeler -- pt. 3 Integrating technology and innovative instruction. Using technology to individualize reading instruction / David Rose, Bridget Dalton -- Computers, kids, and comprehension : instructional practices that make a difference / Linda D. Labbo -- Out of this world : cyberspace, literacy, and learning / Victoria Gentry Ridgeway, Chris L. Peters, Terrell Seawell Tracy -- Reading in the digital era : strategies for building critical literacy / Lisa Patel Stevens, Thomas W. Bean -- pt.4 Overcoming comprehension challenges. Hitting the wall : helping struggling readers comprehend / D. Ray Reutzel, Kay Camperell, John A. Smith -- At-risk students : learning to break through comprehension barriers / Lynn Romeo -- Helping struggling readers make sense of reading / Irene W. Gaskins, Sally R. Laird, Colleen O'Hara, Theresa Scott, Cheryl A. Cress -- Conclusion: Improving comprehension instruction : a path for the future / Michael Pressley.
Responsibility: Cathy Collins Block, Linda Gambrell, Michael Pressley, editors.
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