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A series of books using modelling, guided and independent practice to teach students strategies they can use to develop different reading comprehension skills.
A series of books using modelling, guided and independent practice to teach students strategies they can use to develop different reading comprehension skills.
Since the first publication of Strategies That Work , numerous new books on reading comprehension have been published and more educators than ever are teaching comprehension. In this third edition of their groundbreaking book, authors Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis bring you Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding, Engagement, and Building Knowledge. This new edition is organized around three section: Part I: Starting with the Foundation of Meaning, these chapters provide readers with a solid introduction to reading comprehension instruction, including principles that guide practice, suggestions for text selection, and a review of recent research Part II: Part II contains lessons to put these principles into practices for all areas of reading comprehension Part III: This section shows you how to integrate comprehension instruction across the curriculum and the school day, with a focus on science and social studies. In addition, this new version includes updated bibliographies, including the popular Great Books for Teaching Content, online resources, and fully revised chapters focusing on digital reading, strategies for integrating comprehension and technology, and comprehension across the curriculum. Harvey and Goudvis tackle close reading, close listening, text complexity, and critical thinking and demonstrate how your students can build knowledge through thinking-intensive reading and learning. This third edition is a must-have resource for a generation of new teachers – and a welcome refresher for those with dog-eared copies of this timeless guide to reading comprehension.
A series of books using modelling, guided and independent practice to teach students strategies they can use to develop different reading comprehension skills.
contemporary photocopiable series that methodically and creatively teaches pupils the strategies and skills needed for effective comprehension twelve strategies covered: understanding words; finding information; identifying main idea; sequencing; comparing; predicting; concluding; summarising; inferring; cause and effect; fact or opinion; point of view. original fiction and non fiction texts, customised to suit the strategy being taught each strategy taught throught modelling and followed by practie and independent activities test page provided for each strategy to aid assessment detailed teachers notes for each strategy, including answers includes digital version on accompanying CD
Describes strategies teachers can use to promote reading comprehension in students from kindergarten through eighth grade; and includes examples of student work, illustrations, and other reference tools.
A new and updated edition of this practical resource that answers the many questions teachers have about how to improve student reading comprehension.Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies is a step-by-step guide based on the latest reading comprehension research and is the result of Sheena Cameron's learning journey into research-based practice and her extensive experience teaching in classrooms.This resource includes relevant new research and information and explains how it impacts on improving comprehension. There is guidance on how to introduce and teach each strategy, and how it fits into your literacy programme, including:- an explanation of the strategy and how it supports comprehension- the language we use when using a strategy- guided and independent student activities that support teaching the strategy.An extensive range of new teacher and student-friendly support material, including new activities, blackline masters, posters and a strategy icons package, is available digitally from the eBook. This resource is suitable for primary/elementary and intermediate/middle school teachers.
Since the first publication of Strategies That Work , numerous new books on reading comprehension have been published and more educators than ever are teaching comprehension. In this third edition of their groundbreaking book, authors Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis bring you Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding, Engagement, and Building Knowledge. This new edition is organized around three section: Part I: Starting with the Foundation of Meaning, these chapters provide readers with a solid introduction to reading comprehension instruction, including principles that guide practice, suggestions for text selection, and a review of recent research Part II: Part II contains lessons to put these principles into practices for all areas of reading comprehension Part III: This section shows you how to integrate comprehension instruction across the curriculum and the school day, with a focus on science and social studies. In addition, this new version includes updated bibliographies, including the popular Great Books for Teaching Content, online resources, and fully revised chapters focusing on digital reading, strategies for integrating comprehension and technology, and comprehension across the curriculum. Harvey and Goudvis tackle close reading, close listening, text complexity, and critical thinking and demonstrate how your students can build knowledge through thinking-intensive reading and learning. This third edition is a must-have resource for a generation of new teachers and a welcome refresher for those with dog-eared copies of this timeless guide to reading comprehension.
