Purpose: In this initial article of the clinical forum on reading comprehension, we argue that reading comprehension is not a single ability that can be assessed by one or more general reading measures or taught by a small set of strategies or approaches. Method: We present evidence for a multidimensional view of reading comprehension that…

This paper considers the initial impact of a national project funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families which provides books, number activities and stationery items (once a month over a 6-month period) directly to children aged 7-11 in their foster homes. The context of the project, established against a background of low…

Presents a survey that asks three educators to comment on the positive and negative results of the writing workshop tradition in America. Considers the ways in which the workshop has come to reflect contemporary notions of education, the relationship between the writer and the audience, and the nature of the imagination. (SG)

Evaluated the development and implementation of Questioning-the-Author, an instructional technique that focuses on reconstructing and extending author meaning, and on refining and using related discussion comments to construct new questions and develop more evidential insight. Found that teacher talk decreased in quantity and increased in quality.…