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Reading comprehension : strategies for independent learners / Camille Blachowicz, Donna Ogle. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Guilford Press, (c)2008.Edition: second editionDescription: xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781593857554
  • 9781593857561
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1573.O35.B533 2008
  • LB1573
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Contents:
A closer look at comprehension: context, processes, strategies, and instruction -- Creating an effective classroom for comprehension instruction -- Finding a starting point: ways to assess comprehension -- Strategies for reading for information -- Strategies for reading fiction -- Strategies for vocabulary development -- Strategies for engaging in research -- Strategies for performing tasks, studying, and taking tests -- Strategies that encourage lifelong reading.
Subject: The authors offer specific classroom practices that help K-9 students compare and evaluate print and online sources, develop vocabulary, build study and test-taking skills, and become motivated readers. The second edition reflects new research on informational literacy and academic and content-specific vocabulary development, and also discusses the impact of recent federal initiatives. --from publisher description.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction LB1573.7 .B53 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001791074

Learning about comprehension from good readers -- A closer look at comprehension: context, processes, strategies, and instruction -- Creating an effective classroom for comprehension instruction -- Finding a starting point: ways to assess comprehension -- Strategies for reading for information -- Strategies for reading fiction -- Strategies for vocabulary development -- Strategies for engaging in research -- Strategies for performing tasks, studying, and taking tests -- Strategies that encourage lifelong reading.

The authors offer specific classroom practices that help K-9 students compare and evaluate print and online sources, develop vocabulary, build study and test-taking skills, and become motivated readers. The second edition reflects new research on informational literacy and academic and content-specific vocabulary development, and also discusses the impact of recent federal initiatives. --from publisher description.

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