Download or read book Reading for Understanding written by Ruth Schoenbach and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As elegantly practical as it is theoretically elegant. It is a guided tour, as one examines the tools of expert teachers as they engage students in a journey that is aptly dubbed Reading Apprenticeship?learning how to become a savvy, strategic reader under the tutelage of thoughtful, caring, and demanding teachers.? P. David Pearson, University of California, Berkeley, and founding editor of the Handbook of Reading Research. Reading for Understanding is a monumental achievement. It was a monumental achievement when it came out as a first edition in 1999, bringing years of rigorous reading research together in a framework for teaching that made sense in actual secondary school classrooms. Now, just thirteen years later, Schoenbach and Greenleaf have several randomized clinical trials and multiple on-going studies at their fingertips to demonstrate the effects of this approach for developing the reading and thinking of young people in our nation?s middle and high school classrooms, as well as in community college classrooms. Their careful work on developing disciplinary literacy among all students represents a passion for and commitment to supporting students?and their teachers?in reading for understanding, which translates to reading for enjoyment, self-awareness, learning, and for purposeful and informed action in our society. ?Elizabeth Moje, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Education, University of Michigan Reading Apprenticeship has proven to be an inspiration to Renton Technical College faculty and students alike. They have learned together to view themselves as readers in transformative ways, as they embrace powerful techniques to increase reading comprehension. The ideas and strategies in Reading for Understanding anchor this new and broad-based energy around reading and an enthusiasm among our faculty to model effective reading strategies for our students. ?Steve Hanson, President, Renton Technical College, Renton, Washington Reading for Understanding has the finest blend I have seen of research, strategies, and classroom vignettes to deepen teacher learning and help them connect the dots between theory and practice. ?Curtis Refior, Content Area Literacy Coach, Fowlerville Community Schools, Fowlerville, Michigan A teacher-tested, research-based resource for dramatically improving reading skills Published in partnership with WestEd, this significantly updated second edition of the bestselling book contains strategies for helping students in middle school through community college gain the reading independence to master subject area textbooks and other material. Based on the Reading Apprenticeship program, which three rigorous "gold standard" research studies have shown to be effective in raising students' reading achievement Presents a clear framework for improving the reading and subject area learning of all students, including English learners, students with special needs, as well as those in honors and AP courses Provides concrete tools for classroom use and examples from a range of classrooms Presents a clear how-to for teachers implementing the subject area literacies of the Common Core Standards Reading for Understanding proves it's never too late for teachers and students to work together to boost literacy, engagement, and achievement.
Download or read book 60 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K 8 written by Kathleen Feeney Jonson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use these fun, easy-to-use activities to tackle the most challenging aspect of reading! "Finally, someone has written a practical book filled with easy-to-read comprehension strategies. I will definitely use this book with teachers in my district to teach about and review comprehension strategies. The section on ′How Can We Learn More′ is also fantastic. Thank you, Kathleen Jonson." --Hazel Brauer, Literacy Coordinator Jefferson Elementary School District, Daly City, CA "This book is a comprehensive, well-organized guide to teaching reading comprehension. The clear, consistent layout of the lesson plans makes it easy for the teacher to locate and implement appropriate lessons quickly. The examples are very helpful and the templates allow a teacher to begin lessons immediately. The wide variety of lesson plans makes this guide truly useful for all grade levels." --Myra Gamble, Reading Specialist Spring Valley School, Millbrae, CA Comprehension is the final goal of reading, but because it involves several cognitive processes, it remains the most difficult facet of reading development to teach. Based on the recommendations of the National Reading Panel Report, 60 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K-8 provides teachers with a ready-to-use toolkit of tried-and-true learning strategies designed to actively engage students in cognitive processes, including predicting, visualizing, making inferences, monitoring, synthesizing, and summarizing. Developed as specific instructional procedures with clearly delineated steps for implementation, these entertaining activities are effective in all types of classrooms. Each of the 60 strategies in the book includes: Grade-level recommendations Goals for each strategy Step-by-step instructions Graphics and examples of student work Directions for modifying strategies for different grade levels Literary expert Kathleen Feeney Jonson has created an exciting resource to help educators teach the most difficult piece of the reading process: comprehension. Offering a rare combination of fun and function, these strategies are sure to get students to listen, laugh, and most important, to learn.
Download or read book Building Reading Comprehension Habits in Grades 6 12 written by Jeff Zwiers and published by International Reading Assoc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is intended for middle school and high school teachers of social studies, science, English, English-language development, and any other subject with challenging texts and classes with readers who struggle to understand them. The activities are especially meant to help readers who are below grade level to access and organize the content of grade-level texts." - Preface.
Download or read book Improving Reading Comprehension Through Metacognitive Reading Strategies Instruction written by Kouider Mokhtari and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the need to help all students, including English learners, improve their ability to read with understanding so that they can succeed not just in their language and literacy classes, but also in their subject area classrooms. The book brings together a group of experts representing the fields of first and second language reading, whose chapters contribute in different yet complementary ways to the goal of this book: Improve students' reading for understanding across languages with metacognitive awareness and use of reading strategies instruction.
Download or read book Improving Reading Comprehension of Middle and High School Students written by Kristi L. Santi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-04 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on our understanding of the reading comprehension of adolescents in a high stakes academic environment. Leading researchers share their most current research on each issue, covering theory and empirical research from a range of specializations, including various content areas, English language learners, students with disabilities, and reading assessment. Topics discussed include: cognitive models of reading comprehension and how they relate to typical or atypical development of reading comprehension, reading in history classes, comprehension of densely worded and symbolic mathematical texts, understanding causality in science texts, the more rigorous comprehension standards in English language arts classes, balancing the practical and measurement constraints of the assessment of reading comprehension, understanding the needs and challenges of English language learners and students in special education with respect to the various content areas discussed in this book. This book is of interest to researchers in literacy and educational psychology as well as curriculum developers.
Download or read book Comprehension Grades K 12 written by Douglas Fisher and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radically change the way students learn from texts, extending beyond comprehension to critical reasoning and problem solving. Is your reading comprehension instruction just a pile of strategies? There is no evidence that teaching one strategy at a time, especially with pieces of text that require that readers use a variety of strategies to successfully negotiate meaning, is effective. And how can we extend comprehension beyond simple meaning? Bestselling authors Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Nicole Law propose a new, comprehensive model of reading instruction that goes beyond teaching skills to fostering engagement and motivation. Using a structured, three-pronged approach—skill, will, and thrill—students learn to experience reading as a purposeful act and embrace struggle as a natural part of the reading process. Instruction occurs in three phases: Skill. Holistically developing skills and strategies necessary for students to comprehend text, such as monitoring, predicting, summarizing, questioning, and inferring. Will. Creating the mindsets, motivations, and habits, including goal setting and choice, necessary for students to engage fully with texts. Thrill. Fostering the thrill of comprehension, so that students share their thinking with others or use their knowledge for something else. Comprehension is the structured framework you need to empower students to comprehend text and take action in the world.
Download or read book How to Improve Reading Comprehension Quickly written by Ricki Linksman and published by National Reading Diagnostics Institute. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Improve Reading Comprehension Quickly by Knowing Your Personal Reading Comprehension Style: Quick, Easy Tips to Improve Comprehension through the Brain's Fastest Superlinks Learning Style Ricki Linksman Improve your reading comprehension to remember everything you read and learn quickly. Discover your unique way of remembering what you read. Don't wait for months or years to learn these secrets to improving memory quickly-they are available now within this book for anyone to use to learn anything for any purpose. Discover the secrets to unlock your brain's powerful memory and comprehension to quickly learn and master any subject or comprehend anything you read. This book will dramatically change your life and how you learn! Use these quick, easy and fun tips to improve reading comprehension and test-taking skills to learn anything quickly for your school, job, or career. Tap into your brain's energy powers to succeed in the competitive job market. Learn fast, easy, and powerful reading comprehension strategies to remember and comprehend everything you read and learn for rapid success. Ricki Linksman, one of the world's leading experts and author of books on accelerated learning, memory, and reading comprehension, shows you how to use your brain's unique superlinks learning style and brain style to improve comprehension quickly and successfully. These powerful techniques developed by Ricki Linksman, founder-director of National Reading Diagnostics Institute and Keys Learning, have proven for over 35 years to help people of all ages become top students and workers in the shortest possible time. These brain-based memory techniques can help adult learners for school or career. Seniors and baby-boomers use these exercises to maintain their brain and memory for lifelong learning. Parents can help their child or teen improve reading comprehension, concentration, focus, and self-esteem to raise grades, reading levels, and test scores for class or state tests or high school or college placement tests (ACT or SAT) in the shortest possible time. They can help parents and teachers improve comprehension in all students, whether Beginning or Reluctant Readers in nursery, pre-K, Kindergarten, grades 1, 2, or 3; Intermediate elementary school readers in grades 4 and 5; Middle school readers in grades 6, 7, and 8, Advanced or high school readers in grades 9, 10, 11, 12, or college, whether Regular Ed, Gifted, Special Ed, Title 1, ESL, bi-lingual, or those with ADHD or ADD. Spanish-speaking or other language learners can improve comprehension of English, while English-speaking students can increase comprehension of text in any language quickly. Teachers, college instructors, coaches, or trainers can accelerate content-area reading comprehension. Football, baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey, or golf coaches can help athletes rapidly comprehend their sports playbook and keep up grades. Adult learners from college to graduate school have raise grades and improved reading comprehension, vocabulary, note taking, study and test-taking skills. Adults in the job market can rapidly learn new skills to find or keep a job, pass certification tests, start a new career when downsized, or keep pace with rapidly-changing technology in the workplace. Doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and therapists can reduce clients' stress from fear of school or tests by building confidence to comprehend anything. It is filled with strategies for visual, auditory, tactile, or kinesthetic left-brain or right-brain learners. These simple, easy methods to improve reading comprehension can help you or those you teach or train to achieve success in any field-quickly. Note to readers: This book is part of a series so for the full compendium order How to Learn Anything Quickly: Quick, Easy Tips to Improve Memory, Reading Comprehension, and Test-taking Skills through the Brain's Fastest Superlinks Learning S
Download or read book Improving Reading Comprehension written by Steck-Vaughn Staff and published by . This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book LSAT Reading Comprehension written by Manhattan Prep and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed around the real-world legal applications of reading comprehension, the Manhattan Prep Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide is an essential tool for a surprisingly tricky part of the LSAT. Containing the best of Manhattan Prep’s expert strategies, this book will train you to approach the LSAT as a law student would approach a legal text—actively and with a purpose. The Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide teaches you how to recognize the core argument and then use it as a framework on which to organize the entire passage, improving the speed and clarity with which you read. To further improve your reading, it walks you through the process of annotation, discussing where and how to take notes in order to maximize your comprehension without eating up precious time. It also looks at what types of questions the LSAT asks and then arms you with the skills you need to spot issues and identify correct answers. Each chapter in the Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide features drills and full practice sets—made up of real LSAT questions—to help you absorb and apply what you’ve learned, while numerous, in-depth solutions walk you through the process of selecting the right answer and help you to achieve mastery. Further practice sets and other additional resources are included online and can be accessed through the Manhattan Prep website. Used by itself or with other Manhattan Prep materials, the Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide will push you to your top score.
Download or read book Reading Comprehension Strategies written by Danielle S. McNamara and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Developing Reading Comprehension written by Paula J. Clarke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Reading Comprehension “In recent years the debate about teaching young children to read has tended to focus upon equipping them with the crucially important knowledge and skills they need to read words accurately in and out of context, that is to say, teaching them how the alphabet works for reading and spelling. While such knowledge and skills are essential, more is required for children to become literate, fluent readers who understand what they read. In short, the goal of reading is comprehension. This book scrupulously examines the obstacles to reading comprehension and exemplifies what can be done to help children overcome them. It is an important and timely contribution to securing high-quality teaching of the range of attributes children need to become fully-fledged readers.” Sir Jim Rose, CBE “The studies by Professors Charles Hulme and Maggie Snowling and their team over two decades based around the Reading Intervention Programme are the most sustained, comprehensive and rigorous research series on reading yet conducted in the UK. Their increasing focus on children who experience the most difficulty in reading is exactly where attention should be directed. This volume summarises the team’s achievements to date, and is most eagerly awaited.” Greg Brooks, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Sheffield, Member of European High Level Group of Experts on Literacy “Developing Reading Comprehension presents a landmark study from the top research team in the UK on how to improve reading comprehension. It’s an exemplary masters-level textbook written with undergraduate-level lucidity and approachability.” Colin Harrison, Emeritus Professor of Literacy Studies in Education, University of Nottingham A significant minority of children aged 7–11, despite being able to read fluently and accurately, have difficulty extracting meaning from text. This detailed guide offers three evidence-based intervention programmes, drawn from the cutting edge of educational psychology, for improving the reading skills of children in this group. It includes a definitive introduction to the characteristics of the ‘poor comprehender profile’, and explains how to monitor and assess students’ experiences and learning outcomes. With invaluable strategies for teachers, psychologists and special educational needs coordinators, the book will help professionals to support learners in their efforts to explore the full richness of language and to read with real understanding.
Download or read book Improve Reading Comprehension written by Andrew Williams and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-06-27 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve reading comprehension Most individuals can benefit from learning to read effectively because most individuals still read the same way they were taught to read in kindergarten. If you are one of those individuals, this is the right book for you. In this book you will learn a step by-step method that helps:... Understanding the reading process because it's easy to get lost in a sea of words. Setting your inner and outer environment Improving your reading comprehension Becoming a speed reader. Also, there are several useful tips & tricks in this book such as: Sub-vocalizing can lead you to 'mouthing' the words you read, as though reading a story to a child. So much text to get through - is skimming an option? Expanding your peripheral vision instead of reading words one at a time. Miscellaneous speed reading tricks & tips. There are many people who truly love to read and this book is perfect for them: Students often have tight study schedules. Most usually find that they have a mountain of material to cover every day, ranging from textbooks to comprehension-expanding novels as well as notes they themselves have written, and other materials they have accumulated in classes. Researchers cover copious amounts of reading material in a single day. Reading is what they do. Leisure readers who enjoy curling up on the sofa in front of the fire with a good book, or spending their summer relaxing on a blanket under a tree in the sunshine catching up with the latest novel, may often wonder how to improve their reading skills in order to be able to read any new book that catches their attention. Book reviewers/critics help avid readers to determine which books are a 'good read'. These book reviewers offer their opinions on new books on a regular basis, printing their reviews in newspapers, magazines, in blogs, and on websites for stores that sell books. Script readers who are serious about finding the next great movie to produce have to spend a lot of time reading scripts as well as books that might be suitable for adaptation into screenplays. Frequent Internet/email users are constantly reading. The Internet enables people to communicate as quickly as electrical signals can travel from one computer to the next, which often results in a flood of information that many individuals struggle to keep up with. The above groups are merely examples of individuals that may ask the question; 'why would you want to read effectively'? Take action download this now!
Download or read book How to Read Better Faster written by Norman Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This famous book, used by the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and more than 100 leading universities and colleges, can show you : how to get more out of books, magazines and newspapers ; how to retain more of what you read ; how to glance at a page and absorb the main ideas ; how to complete a light novel in a single sitting ; how to build your reading vocabulary ; how to increase your powers of concentration ; how to knife through masses of reading matter quickly and efficiently ; how to double - or even triple - your reading speed."--Cover.
Download or read book Grad School Essentials written by Zachary Shore and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s the hardest part of grad school? It’s not simply that the workload is heavy and the demands are high. It’s that too many students lack efficient methods to let them do their best. Professor Zachary Shore aims to change this. With humorous, lively prose, Professor Shore teaches you to master the five most crucial skills you need to succeed: how to read, write, speak, act, and research at a higher level. Each chapter in this no-nonsense guide outlines a unique approach to acquiring a skill and then demonstrates how to enhance it. Through these concrete, practical methods, Grad School Essentials will save you time, elevate the quality of your work, and help you to earn the degree you seek.
Download or read book Building Comprehension in Adolescents written by Linda H. Mason and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed for middle and high school teachers, the classroom-ready lessons in this practical guide will help strengthen students' reading comprehension and written expression so they can master academic content.
Download or read book Reciprocal Teaching at Work 3rd Edition written by Lori D. Oczkus and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fully revised and expanded third edition of the bestselling Reciprocal Teaching at Work, Lori D. Oczkus provides both tried-and-true and fresh solutions for teaching reading comprehension. Reciprocal teaching is a scaffolded discussion technique that builds on the Fab Four strategies that good readers use to understand text: predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing. With a focus on these four evidence-based and classroom-tested strategies, Oczkus presents new ways to use reciprocal teaching to improve students' comprehension while actively engaging them in learning and encouraging independence. Appealing to students and teachers alike, reciprocal teaching encompasses social aspects of teaching and learning with modeling, think-alouds, and discussion. This helpful guide is packed with fresh material, including * More than 40 new and updated step-by-step lessons and minilessons that reflect current thinking and best practice. * Dozens of rich suggestions for diving into informational texts. * Updated research and relevant results that show the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching. * Creative and targeted tips that capitalize on the specific benefits of whole-class settings, guided reading groups, and literature circles. * Ideas for differentiating instruction for struggling readers and English language learners. * New and newly designed support materials, including reproducibles, posters, bookmarks, and a lesson planning menu. With a wealth of ideas to get you started—and keep you going—this is the all-inclusive resource you need to help students become active, engaged, and independent readers who truly comprehend what they read. Reviews and Testimonials "Literacy coach and author Lori Oczkus knows how to take the best of what works from long-established research and showcase it to make teaching and learning more effective, engaging, and enjoyable. In her latest edition of Reciprocal Teaching at Work, she demonstrates how to scaffold instruction so that all K–12 students can benefit from reciprocal teaching techniques, what she calls the "Fab Four"—predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing—in whole-group, guided reading, and book club settings, for both fiction and informational texts. In clearly delineated lessons and minilessons, Lori deftly shares how to support students' learning, including English language learners and students who struggle, so they can successfully apply and monitor those four discussion strategies—as well as troubleshoot problems—to yield significant progress in their reading comprehension. Filled with great practical ideas, this gem of a book is a must-have for all literacy educators!" —Regie Routman, author of Read, Write, Lead; Literacy Essentials, and Reading Essentials "Reciprocal teaching works to push students into deeper learning. There are decades of research on the impact of this instructional approach, and this book shows you how to implement and refine the practice such that all students succeed." —Doug Fisher, author of Checking for Understanding and Visible Learning for Literacy "One of the great instructional research discoveries of the past three decades has been the efficacy of reciprocal teaching for improving student learning and reading comprehension. More than anyone, Lori Oczkus has explored practical ways for making reciprocal teaching an integral part of nearly any classroom setting. This current work by Lori represents the epitome of her work in translating reciprocal teaching research into practice. Readers will find this immensely readable book filled with strategies that can be easily implemented and that will improve student learning. If you are interested in improving your students' reading achievement, you need to read this book!" —Timothy Rasinski, author of The Fluent Reader and Close Reading with Paired Texts "In this new edition of Reciprocal Teaching at Work, Lori Oczkus offers new thinking while reinforcing the best practices that make her ideas timeless. Through these engaging lessons and smart instructional moves, you will empower your students to build the confidence and competence they need to become strong, independent readers." —Donalyn Miller, author of The Book Whisperer "On every page of this book, in every activity and plan, the voice of a gifted and empowering teacher inspires the reader. In a major revision of her classic work, Lori Oczkus engages the immediacy and demands of today's classrooms with the most robust constellation of strategies for teaching comprehension. She compellingly demonstrates how the "Fab Four" are engaged across the grades, and she powerfully scaffolds, supports, and reassures teachers in their efforts to incorporate reciprocal teaching across a broad communication, textual, and digital terrain." —Shane Templeton, Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies University of Nevada, Reno, NV
Download or read book I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic 1912 I Survived 1 written by Lauren Tarshis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this New York Times bestselling series! Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!
