Reading comprehension : strategies for independent learners / [print]
Camille Blachowicz, Donna Ogle.
- second edition.
- New York : Guilford Press, (c)2008.
- xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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.
9781593857554 9781593857561
2008007820
GBA857182 bnb
014590030 Uk
Reading comprehension--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States. Individualized instruction--United States.