Building Comprehension Strategies
Introduction
Chapter 1 Effective reading comprehension practices
Introduction
Reading comprehension: processing strategies
Reading comprehension: comprehension strategies
Metacognitive strategy instruction
Metacognition
The talk-aloud approach
The think-aloud approach
Formative assessment
Explicit strategy instruction through group and peer teaching approaches
Deliberately teaching text structure
Chapter summary
Chapter 2 Reading comprehension teaching approaches
Use of assessment information to prepare for instruction
Reading comprehension teaching approaches
Chapter summary
Chapter 3 Making connections to prior knowledge
Activating prior knowledge before, during and after reading
Learning to connect to prior knowledge: possible learning goals
Providing deliberate instruction
Learning
Key questions to connect to prior knowledge
Maintenance and small-group practice tasks
Self and peer assessment of the strategy
Graphic organisers
Chapter summary
Chapter 4 Prediction and re-prediction
Prediction and re-prediction: possible learning goals
Providing deliberate instruction
Learning tasks
Key questions for prediction and re-prediction
Maintenance and small-group practice tasks
Self and peer assessment of the strategy
Graphic organisers
Chapter summary
Chapter 5 Visualisation
Visualisation: possible learning goals
Providing deliberate instruction
Learning tasks
Key questions for visualisation
Maintenance and small-group practice tasks
Self and peer assessment of the strategy
Graphic organisers
Chapter summary
Chapter 6 Asking and answering questions
Asking and answering questions: possible learning goals
Providing deliberate instruction
Learning tasks
Key questions about asking and answering questions
Maintenance and small-group practice tasks
Self and peer assessment of the strategy
Graphic organisers
Chapter summary
Chapter 7 Inference
Learning to infer: possible learning goals
Providing deliberate instruction
Learning tasks
Key questions about inference
Maintenance and small-group practice tasks
Self and peer assessment of the strategy
Graphic organisers
Chapter summary
Chapter 8 Retell and paraphrasing
Students use a range of information to retell
Retell develops an understanding of the type of writing
Retell develops an understanding of the vocabulary used by the author
Retell develops an understanding of the sequence of ideas
Retell develops and supports oral language
Learning to retell: possible learning goals
Providing deliberate instruction: retell
Learning tasks
Key questions about retell
Maintenance and small-group practice tasks
Self and peer assessment of the strategy
Paraphrasing
Providing deliberate instruction: paraphrasing
Graphic organisers
Chapter summary
Chapter 9 Summarisation
Learning to summarise: possible learning goals
Providing deliberate instruction
Learning tasks
Key questions for summarisation
Maintenance and small-group practice tasks
Self and peer assessment of the strategy
Graphic organisers
Chapter summary
Chapter 10 Multiple-strategy instruction
Approach A: Combining three strategies
Approach B: Combining two strategies
Combining a range of strategies form comprehension instruction
Self assessment
Chapter summary
References and recommended reading
Index