Chapter 1: Effective reading comprehension practices (PDF)

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ContentsIntroduction1Chapter 1 Effective reading comprehension practices 3Introduction3Reading comprehension: processing strategies 4Reading comprehension: comprehension strategies 5Metacognitive strategy instruction 7Metacognition7The talk-aloud approach 10The think-aloud approach 10Formative assessment 12Explicit strategy instruction through group and peer teaching approaches 14Deliberately teaching text structure 16Chapter summary 18Chapter 2 Reading comprehension teaching approaches 19Use of assessment information to prepare for instruction 19Reading comprehension teaching approaches 23Chapter summary 36Chapter 3 Making connections to prior knowledge 37Activating prior knowledge before, during and after reading 37Learning to connect to prior knowledge:possible learning goals 39Providing deliberate instruction 40Learning tasks 42Key questions to connect to prior knowledge 46Maintenance and small-group practice tasks 46Self and peer assessment of the strategy 47Graphic organisers 48Chapter summary 50
Building comprehension strategiesChapter 4 Prediction and re-prediction 51Prediction and re-prediction: possible learning goals 52Providing deliberate instruction 53Learning tasks 54Key questions for prediction and re-prediction 57Maintenance and small-group practice tasks 57Self and peer assessment of the strategy 58Graphic organisers 59Chapter summary 60Chapter 5Visualisation61Visualisation: possible learning goals 62Providing deliberate instruction 66Learning tasks 68Key questions for visualisation 70Maintenance and small-group practice tasks 71Self and peer assessment of the strategy 72Graphic organisers 72Chapter summary 74Chapter 6 Asking and answering questions 75Asking and answering questions: possible learning goals 76Providing deliberate instruction 78Learning tasks 80Key questions about asking and answering questions 83Maintenance and small-group practice tasks 84Self and peer assessment of the strategy 84Graphic organisers 86Chapter summary 87Chapter 7Inference89Learning to infer: possible learning goals 91Providing deliberate instruction 93Learning tasks 95Key questions about inference 101Maintenance and small-group practice tasks 102Self and peer assessment of the strategy 103Graphic organisers 104Chapter summary 106
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