ABSTRACT
Three questions with respect to the book’s theme are addressed in this chapter. One theoretically based empirical study is presented for each question. The first question is: “Why consider engagement, and what are the processes of engagement?” Whereas the majority of the chapters in this book address the cognitive characteristics of strategies for reading comprehension
or the assessment of cognitive competencies related to reading strategies, we propose here that motivation and engagement for reading are vitally important for strategy learning. In the opening section, we describe what we mean by engagement and give a brief snapshot of engagement’s role in strategy learning and strategy use.
