Building Comprehension in Every Classroom
Subtitle: Instruction with Literature, Informational Texts, and Basal Programs
Publisher: Guilford Press; The Guilford Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781462511204
Description: This book presents a practical model and specific unit- and lesson-planning ideas for enhancing students' reading comprehension in any 2-8 classroom. The authors provide innovative suggestions that help teachers construct a comprehension curriculum organized around literature, informational texts, or a basal reading program. Vivid case examples and vignettes bring to life ways to build the knowledge, strategies, and motivation that children need to engage with different types of texts and become proficient, enthusiastic readers. Graphic elements throughout the volume link instructional and assessment practices directly to the Common Core standards.
Table of contents: title: Foreword, Nell K. Duke; title: 1. What Does Good Comprehension Look Like?; title: 2. Beyond the Reader: Texts and Contexts of Comprehension; title: 3. Teaching Comprehension; title: 4. Assessment; title: 5. Planning Comprehension Instruction in a Literature-Based Framework; title: 6. Teaching Reading Comprehension with Literature; title: 7. Planning Comprehension Instruction in an Inquiry Framework; title: 8. Teaching Reading Comprehension with Informational Texts; title: 9. Planning Comprehension Instruction in a Basal Program Framework; title: 10. Teaching Reading Comprehension with a Basal Reading Program; title: 11. Conclusion: What We Hoped You Have Learned