Improving reading comprehension : research-based principles and practices / Joanne F. Carlisle and Melinda S. Rice.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carlisle, Joanne
Other Authors: Rice, Melinda S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : York Press, c2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • Instruction in reading comprehension : goals and challenges
  • The nature of problems with reading comprehension
  • Fluency and its relation to reading comprehension
  • Comprehension strategy instruction
  • Vocabulary and reading comprehension
  • Sentence comprehension instruction
  • Texts and discourse comprehension
  • Teaching comprehension at the elementary level
  • Comprehension instruction in content areas
  • Assessment of reading comprehension
  • Implementation of effective practices in the schools
  • Grappling with decisions about reading instruction for struggling readers.