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Direct linkPenzone, Colleen C. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In the late 1970's, Durkin's landmark study showed that less than 1% of elementary classroom reading instruction was dedicated to comprehension strategies because teachers were not explicit in their instruction. This qualitative study explored the types of questions posed by elementary and middle school teachers to elicit students' responses and…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Download full textJones, Barbara; Chang, Sandy; Heritage, Margaret; Tobiason, Glory; Herman, Joan – Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2015
This resource is part of a series produced by the Center for Standards and Assessment Implementation (CSAI) to assist teachers and those who support teachers to plan teaching and learning from College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) for all students, including students with disabilities, English learners, academically at-risk students, students…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Career Readiness, College Readiness, Gifted Disadvantaged
Dymock, Susan; Nicholson, Tom – Reading Teacher, 2010
This article reviews theoretical and research evidence to support the explicit and systematic teaching of five comprehension strategies that will help all students tackle expository texts with success. The article explains the "High 5!" strategies and how to teach them. An example of a lesson is included to show how the five strategies connect…
Descriptors: Inferences, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedSamuels, S. Jay – Reading Psychology, 1989
Argues that in the last 10 years the field of cognitive science has added much to the understanding of how to promote text comprehension. Focuses on the role of questions, text structure, and causal network theory as an approach to comprehension enhancement. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Questioning Techniques, Reading Comprehension
Beck, Isabel L.; And Others – 1997
Noting that elementary-school students often fail to understand many of the ideas presented in school textbooks, this book presents the Questioning the Author (QtA) strategy, which is designed to establish student interactions with text and build greater understanding by teaching students to question the ideas presented in the text while they are…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Questioning Techniques
Reinking, David; And Others – 1996
A study investigated the effects of inserting questions in a computer-mediated text that required readers to review relevant portions of the text when a question was answered incorrectly. Undergraduate students (n=36) served as their own controls while reading a scientific text under 3 treatment conditions that varied as to the consequences of an…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Text, Higher Education, Questioning Techniques
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 2001
This inservice professional development module, part of the Alabama Reading Initiative, presents research summaries, notes for presenters, and activities. The Comprehension Strategies module explains the process of building comprehension in readers so that they read for meaning and understanding. There are six interferences to comprehension that…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Metacognition, Primary Education
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 2001
This inservice professional development module, part of the Alabama Reading Initiative, presents research summaries, notes for presenters, and activities. The Comprehension Strategies module explains the process of building comprehension in readers so that they read for meaning and understanding. There are six interferences to comprehension that…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Metacognition, Primary Education
Peer reviewedMealey, Donna L.; Nist, Sherrie L. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Examines the theoretical and research perspectives (including metacognition, schema theory, and text structure) related to the direct instruction of comprehension at the college level for developmental readers. Concludes that many such strategies are not grounded in solid research bases and recommends that future research focus on the…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Directed Reading Activity, Graphic Organizers, Higher Education
