Developing Reading Comprehension
Samenvatting
Presents cutting–edge, evidence–based interventions for dealing with specific difficulties of reading comprehension in children aged 7–11.
An in–depth introduction to the poor comprehender profile , which describes children who despite being fluent readers have difficulty extracting meaning from text.
Sets out a range of practical interventions for improving reading skills in this group – along with comprehensive guidance on assessment and monitoring, and insightful accounts of professionals experience in delivering the techniques described.
Includes an overview of psychological theories of reading comprehension, evaluating their practical applicability.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
<p>List of Boxes xi</p>
<p>Foreword by Jean Gross CBE xiii</p>
<p>Acknowledgements xv</p>
<p>Chapter 1 What is Reading Comprehension? 1</p>
<p>Chapter 2 The Poor Comprehender Profile 13</p>
<p>Chapter 3 The York Reading for Meaning Project: An Overview 27</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Teaching Principles 47</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Intervention Materials: Oral Language Programme 59</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Intervention Materials: Text Level Programme 99</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Intervention Materials: Combined Programme 135</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Feedback and Evaluation 141</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Theoretical and Practical Implications 157</p>
<p>Appendices</p>
<p>Appendix 1. Consent Procedures 165</p>
<p>Appendix 2. Training of Teaching Assistants 166</p>
<p>Appendix 3. Teaching Assistant Feedback on Training 166</p>
<p>Appendix 4. Manual Production 168</p>
<p>Appendix 5. Additional Preparation 168</p>
<p>Appendix 6. Fortnightly Tutorial Groups 169</p>
<p>Appendix 7. Record Sheets 169</p>
<p>Appendix 8. Observations and On–site Feedback 170</p>
<p>Appendix 9. Newsletters 172</p>
<p>Appendix 10. Sharing Data 172</p>
<p>Glossary 175</p>
<p>References 187</p>

