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Reading for Meaning: Fostering Comprehension in the Middle Grades (Language and Literacy)

by Paulus Willem Van Den Broek

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ISBN13: 9780807738962
ISBN10: 0807738964
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Reading comprehension is of great concern to many Americans, as evidenced by the mandate in most states today for graduation standards in reading and for assessments aligned to those standards. In this unique and timely volume, leading scholars and researchers provide a broad overview of current educational and psychological research about effective strategies for teaching reading to middle grade students. This rich collection offers practitioners, researchers, and literacy specialists a valuable resource for improving reading comprehension at the elementary and secondary levels.
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Table of Contents

The mind in action: what it means to comprehend during reading / Paul van den Broek and Kathleen E. Kremer — Comprehension instruction in elementary school: a quarter-century of research progress / Michael Pressley — Explicit and implicit instruction in comprehension / Janice A. Dole — Balancing literature and instruction: lessons from the Book Club Project / Taffy E. Raphael — Building student capacity to work productively during peer-assisted reading activities / Lynn S. Fuchs and Douglas Fuchs — A vocabulary program to complement and bolster a middle-grade comprehension program / Michael F. Graves — Classroom talk about texts: is it dear, cheap, or a bargain at any price? / Donna E. Alvermann — Literacy lessons derived from the instruction of six Latina/Latino teachers / Robert T. Jiménez — Beyond balance: goal awareness, developmental progressions, tailoring to the context, and supports for teachers in ideal reading and literacy programs / Jere Brophy.
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ISBN:
9780807738962
Subtitle:
Fostering Comprehension in the Middle Grades
Author:
Van Den Broek, Paulus Willem
Author:
Taylor, Barbara
Author:
Graves, Michael F.
Publisher:
Teachers College Press
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Reading
Subject:
Reading comprehension
Subject:
Reading (Middle school) -- United States.
Subject:
Reading comprehension -- United States.
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Language and Literacy (Paperback)
Series Volume:
101-180
Publication Date:
January 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
x, 206 p.
Dimensions:
9.04x6.20x.57 in. .66 lbs.
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