ABSTRACT
First published in 2007. The focus of this book is on the cognitive processes involved in comprehension, and moreover, on techniques that help readers improve their ability to comprehend text and it is also on reading comprehension strategies. Indeed, the use of effective reading comprehension strategies is perhaps the most important means to helping readers improve comprehension and learning from text.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |1 pages
Section I: Theories of Text Comprehension: The Importance of Reading Strategies to Theoretical Foundations of Reading Comprehension
chapter 2|19 pages
Comprehension in Preschool and Early Elementary Children: Skill Development and Strategy Interventions
chapter 4|32 pages
A Knowledge-Based Framework for Unifying Content-Area Reading Comprehension and Reading Comprehension Strategies
part |1 pages
Section II: Using Assessment to Guide Reading Interventions
chapter 5|30 pages
A Multidimensional Framework to Evaluate Reading Assessment Tools
part III|1 pages
Section III: Reading Comprehension Strategy Interventions
chapter 7|44 pages
Increasing Strategic Reading Comprehension With Peer-Assisted Learning Activities
chapter 9|20 pages
What Brains Are For: Action, Meaning, and Reading Comprehension
chapter 10|26 pages
Engagement Practices for Strategy Learning in Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction
chapter 11|24 pages
Beyond Literal Comprehension: A Strategy to Promote Deep Understanding of Text
part |1 pages
Section IV: Automated Interventions to Improve Reading Comprehension Strategies
chapter 12|32 pages
Web-Based Reading Comprehension Instruction: Three Studies of 3D-Readers
chapter 13|21 pages
Visiting Joke City: How Can Talking About Jokes Foster Metalinguistic Awareness in Poor Comprehenders?
chapter 14|28 pages
A Web-Based Tutoring System for the Structure Strategy: Theoretical Background, Design, and Findings
chapter 15|22 pages
Guided Practice in Technology-Based Summary Writing
chapter 16|24 pages
iSTART: A Web-Based Tutor That Teaches Self-Explanation and Metacognitive Reading Strategies
chapter 17|20 pages
Reading As Thinking: Integrating Strategy Instruction in a Universally Designed Digital Literacy Environment
chapter 18|22 pages
Designing a Hypermedia Environment to Support Comprehension Instruction
part |1 pages
Section V: Conclusion
