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Spencer Salas; Maryann Mraz; Susan Green; Brian Keith Williams – English Teaching Forum, 2024
This article uses the Stephen Crane story "The Open Boat" (freely available on the American English website) as an anchor text to demonstrate how teachers can apply Raphael's Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) technique to a text that students might be assigned to read. The article includes numerous examples and tips that teachers can…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Responses, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods
Lyon, Cheryl P.; Hogan, Erin K.; Kearns, Devin M. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2021
The Project CALI (Content Area Literacy Instruction) instructional framework is designed to enhance reading comprehension for all students, those with disabilities as well as their typically developing peers, in inclusive co-taught middle school content-area classrooms. For students with and at-risk for disabilities, even well-designed,…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Team Teaching, Teaching Models, Content Area Reading
Young, Chase; Stokes, Faida; Rasinski, Timothy – Reading Teacher, 2017
Readers Theatre has been used to introduce critical issues, promote fluency among English learners and non-English learners, teach vocabulary, and integrate content in the classroom. Previous studies of Readers Theatre application have demonstrated an increase in student reading fluency, motivation, and confidence. The focus of this systemic…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension
Dazzeo, Robin; Rao, Kavita – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Although the instructional strategy described in this article can be used to support all learners, the purpose of this article is to address the needs of students with learning disabilities, who are often several grade levels behind in reading comprehension. Specifically, this article explores how an explicitly taught instructional practice that…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
Goodwin, Amanda P.; Jiménez, Robert – Reading Teacher, 2016
This teaching tip shares a research-based instructional model that uses translation to improve the English reading comprehension of English Learners. Within this instruction, English learners work collaboratively in small groups and use translation to facilitate understandings of their required English language arts curriculum. Students are taught…
Descriptors: Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, English Instruction
El-Koumy, Abdel Salam A. – Online Submission, 2020
This revised edition updates and expands on the first edition published in 2016. In this revised edition, theories of different types of learning strategies are expanded and more recent studies are added. A large amount of tabular information is also reconstructed in a more meaningful manner. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapter one…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods
Reutzel, D. Ray; Clark, Sarah K.; Jones, Cindy D.; Gillam, Sandra L. – Teachers College Press, 2016
One of the most critical elements in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is the effective teaching of reading comprehension in the early years. This timely resource provides evidence-based practices for teachers to use as they work to meet standards associated with comprehending complex literature and informational texts. The authors offer a…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Academic Standards
Gómez González, Juan David – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2017
This paper describes an approach to developing intermediate level reading proficiency through a strategic and iterative use of a discreet set of tasks that combine some of the more common metacognitive theories and strategies that have been published in the past thirty years. The case for incorporating this composite approach into reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Metacognition, Reading Instruction
Koon, Sharon; Petscher, Yaacov; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2014
This study examines whether the classification and regression tree (CART) model improves the early identification of students at risk for reading comprehension difficulties compared with the more difficult to interpret logistic regression model. CART is a type of predictive modeling that relies on nonparametric techniques. It presents results in…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Identification, Reading Comprehension
Curtis, Laurie J. – Reading Teacher, 2013
Travel provides students with multiple opportunities to learn about people, places, and the world around them. At times, students are given opportunities to travel causing them to be absent from the classroom. This manuscript provides a practical suggestion for engaging students in learning while on the journey. Students are asked to share and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Practices, Learning Experience, Student Journals
Styslinger, Mary E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2012
Some students with Asperger syndrome comprehend text effortlessly, but many others struggle to make meaning of what they read. The unique characteristics of students with Asperger mean teachers must think strategically about how to ensure that they become proficient readers. The author offers seven strategies that teachers can employ to improve…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Reading Instruction
Campbell, Robyn – English Journal, 2011
Communicating effectively is a skill that must be taught and practiced--and the act of listening is a large part of this skill. According to the "International Journal of Listening," listening skills are imperative to reading comprehension and are valuable enough for "38 out of the 51 government entities to include listening skills as part of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Role Models, Listening Skills, Interpersonal Communication
Ross, Donna; Frey, Nancy – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2009
This article provides readers with information about an instructional framework that gradually releases responsibility from teachers to learners. Pearson and Gallagher (1983) introduced a model that depicts learning as a purposeful process that allows for a systematic shift in the cognitive load (responsibility) from the teacher to the student. In…
Descriptors: Responsibility, Models, Behavior Problems, Reading Comprehension
Lane, Holly B.; Allen, Stephanie Arriaza – Reading Teacher, 2010
Vocabulary knowledge is a critical contributor to reading, especially reading comprehension. A word-rich classroom environment maximizes students' opportunities to learn new words. The teacher's use of language provides an important model for children's vocabulary development. By modeling the use of sophisticated words, teachers can promote…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Classroom Environment
Morrison, Vanessa; Wlodarczyk, Lisa – Reading Teacher, 2009
This article discusses the importance of comprehension strategy instruction in the early grades. It explains how one teacher integrated Alphaboxes, making connections, and the discussion web as part of her read aloud instructional practice. The article argues that, through careful planning, higher order thinking strategies can be modified for…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Reading Strategies