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Comprehension Instruction, Second Edition: Research-Based Best Practices (Solving Problems in Teaching of Literacy)by Cathy Collins (edt) Block
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:For graduate students and researchers, Block (education, Texas Christian U.) and Parris, a former middle school teacher and doctoral student at the U. of North Texas, compile 25 chapters on aspects of instruction in reading comprehension. Contributors working in education, psychology, and cognitive science mostly in North America discuss neuroscience research in the field, theoretical directions, improving teaching, differentiated instruction, and technology. For this edition, chapters are in a new format and address new issues, including how knowledge of the topic has changed since the National Reading Panel Report in 2000, No Child Left Behind legislation, and the Reading First Act. Dual-coded instruction is also emphasized, as well as the cumulative effects of high-quality instruction, and the connection between metacognition, comprehension strategy instruction, and motivation. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:This comprehensive professional resource and text is based on cutting-edge research. In each chapter, leading scholars provide an overview of a particular aspect of comprehension, offer best-practice instructional guidelines and policy recommendations, present key research questions still to be answered, and conclude with stimulating questions for individual study or discussion. Coverage includes such timely topics as differentiated instruction, technology and reading comprehension, teaching English language learners, and the implications of current neuroscientific findings. Synopsis:Now revised and updated, this text gives an overview of a particular aspect of comprehension, offers best-practice instructional guidelines and policy recommendations, presents key research questions still to be answered, and concludes with questions for individual study or discussion.
About the AuthorCathy Collins Block, PhD, has served on the graduate faculty of Texas Christian University (TCU) since 1977. She presently serves, has served, or was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association, National Reading Conference, Literacy First, New Zealand AWARD Program, U.S. Department of Education Regional Research Laboratory, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning Laboratory, National Center for Learning Disabilities, IBM Education Board of Advisors, National Center for Learning Disabilities, America Tomorrow, and Nobel Learning Communities. Dr. Block has written more than 250 research articles, books, and chapters concerning comprehension development, vocabulary achievement, exemplary teaching practices, and effects of curricular initiatives on student literacy success. She has taught every grade level, from preschool to graduate school, and served as consultant to hundreds of school districts in the United States and around the world. In 2005, she received the highest award bestowed by TCU to a professor for her outstanding teaching and scholarship across the country: the Chancellors Award for Distinguished Teaching and Scholarship.
Sheri R. Parris, MEd, is currently completing her PhD at the University of North Texas while teaching undergraduate reading courses. Her major area of study is reading education, with a minor in neuroscience. As a former middle school teacher, her emphasis is on secondary reading issues. Currently, she serves as Secretary and Vice President of the Gifted and Talented Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association (IRA) and has recently served on the IRA Adolescent Literacy Committee. Ms. Parris was invited to speak at the 2007 IRA conference to present "The Expertise of Adolescent Literacy Teachers," published in April 2007 in the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. Additionally, she coauthored two chapters in the 2006 book Collaborative Literacy: Using Gifted Strategies to Enrich Learning for Every Student (by Susan E. Israel, Dorothy A. Sisk, and Cathy Collins Block), which was nominated for the 2007 Ed Fry Book Award of the National Reading Conference. Table of ContentsIntroduction, Cathy Collins Block and Sheri R. Parris I. Theoretical Directions for the Future: What We Have Learned Since the National Reading Panel Report (2000) 1. Beyond Borders: A Global Perspective on Reading Comprehension, Sheri R. Parris, Linda B. Gambrell, and Andreas Schleicher 2. Research on Teaching Comprehension: Where Weve Been and Where Were Going, Cathy Collins Block and Gerald G. Duffy 3. Dual Coding Theory: Reading Comprehension and Beyond, Mark Sadoski 4. Cognitive Flexibility and Reading Comprehension: Relevance to the Future, Kelly B. Cartwright 5. Metacognition in Comprehension Instruction: What Weve Learned Since NRP, Linda Baker 6. Constructivist Theory and the Situation Model: Relevance to Future Assessment of Reading Comprehension, Donna Caccamise, Lynn Snyder, and Eileen Kintsch II. Neuroscience: What Brain-Based Research Tells Us About Reading Comprehension 7. Looking at Reading Comprehension through the Lens of Neuroscience, Allan Paivio 8. Using Neuroscience to Inform Reading Comprehension Instruction, Cathy Collins Block and Sheri R. Parris 9. How Neuroscience Informs Our Teaching of Elementary Students, Renate N. Caine 10. How Neuroscience Informs Our Teaching of Adolescent Students, Sheri R. Parris III. Improving Comprehension Instruction 11. Transforming Classroom Instruction to Improve the Comprehension of Fictional Texts, Mary Helen Thompson 12. Explicit Instruction Can Help Primary Students Learn to Comprehend Expository Text, Joanna P. Williams 13. Explanation and Science Text: Overcoming the Comprehension Challenges in Nonfiction Text for Elementary Students, Laura B. Smolkin, Erin M. McTigue, and Carol A. Donovan 14. Learning to Think Well: Application of Argument Schema Theory to Literacy Instruction, Alina Reznitskaya, Richard C. Anderson, Ting Dong, Yuan Li, Il-Hee Kim, and So-Young Kim 15. Improving Reading Comprehension through Writing, Kathy Headley 16 New Insights on Motivation in the Literacy Classroom, Jacquelynn A. Malloy and Linda B. Gambrell IV. Differentiated Comprehension Instruction 17. Comprehension Instruction in Action: The Elementary Classroom, Nell K. Duke and Nicole M. Martin 18. Comprehension Instruction in Action: The Secondary Classroom, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey 19. Comprehension Instruction in Action: The At-Risk Student, Michael F. Hock, Irma F. Brasseur, and Donald D. Deshler 20. Comprehension Instruction for English Learners, Robert Rueda, Alejandra Velasco, and Hyo Jin Lim V. Technology And Comprehension Instruction: New Directions 21. Games and Comprehension: The Importance of Specialist Language, James Paul Gee 22. Research on Instruction and Assessment in the New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension, Donald J. Leu, Julie Coiro, Jill Castek, Douglas K. Hartman, Laurie A. Henry, and David Reinking 23. Scaffolding Digital Comprehension, Bridget Dalton and David Rose 24. Technologically Based Teacher Resources for Designing Comprehension Lessons, Jan Lacina VI. Conclusion 25. Summing Up, Sheri R. Parris and Cathy Collins Block Epilogue: What the Future of Reading Research Could Be, Michael Pressley What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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