Comprehension instruction: research-based best practices

by Headley, Kathy Parris, Sheri R.

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Title Statements

Full title :Comprehension instruction : research-based best practices / edited by Sheri R. Parris, Kathy Headley ; foreword by Lesley Mandel Morrow.

Summary

"All key issues of research and practice in comprehension instruction are addressed in this highly regarded professional resource and course text. Leading scholars examine the processes that enable students to make meaning from what they read--and how this knowledge can be applied to improve teaching at all grade levels. Best practices for meeting the needs of diverse elementary and secondary students are identified. Essential topics include strategies for comprehending different types of texts, the impact of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), cutting-edge assessment approaches, and the growing importance of digital genres and multimodal literacies. User-friendly features include end-of-chapter discussion questions. Subject Areas/Key Words: assessments, CCSS, classrooms, close reading, cognition, Common Core standards, Common Core State Standards, digital literacies, elementary, English language learners, fiction, informational texts, instruction, literacy methods, multimodal literacies, neuroscience, new literacies, nonfiction, reading comprehension, secondary, teaching, text complexity, theory Audience: K-12 classroom teachers, reading specialists, and coaches; teacher educators and graduate students."--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015
Edition:Third edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):The Guilford Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 418 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781462520787, 1462520782, 9781462520794, 1462520790
oclc:ocn908108772
LC Classification:LB1050.45
Dewey Decimal:372.47

Introduction / Sheri R. Parris and Kathy Headley -- I. Comprehension instruction within theoretical frameworks. Beyond borders: a global perspective on reading comprehension / Sheri R. Parris, Linda B. Gambrell, and Andreas Schleicher -- Comprehension instruction from a critical theory viewpoint / Bogum Yoon -- Using inquiry dialogue to promote the development of argument skills: possibilities, challenges, and new directions / Alina Reznitskaya, Judy Yu-Li Hsu, and Richard C. Anderson -- Reading comprehension, embodied cognition, and dual coding theory / Mark Sadoski -- Executive function and reading comprehension: the critical role of cognitive flexibility / Kelly B. Cartwright -- Metacognition in comprehension instruction: new directions / Linda Baker, Laura U. DeWyngaert, and Alisa Zeliger-Kandasamy -- Constructivist theory as a framework for instruction and assessment of reading comprehension / Donna Caccamise, Angela Friend, Megan K. Littrell-Baez, and Eileen Kintsch -- II. Comprehension instruction contexts. Comprehension instruction within the context of the Common Core / Evelyn Ford-Connors, Dana A. Robertson, Christine M. Leighton, Jeanne R. Paratore, C. Patrick Proctor, …

Subjects

Action research in education Apprentissage cognitif Cognitive learning Compréhension de la lecture EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materia… Education, Elementary LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Literacy LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reading … Reading comprehension Recherche-action en éducation