| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
What works for special-needs learners |
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What works for special needs learners.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- What Works for Special-Needs Learners -- Title -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Overview of Reading Comprehension -- How Do the Reading Comprehension Skills of Good and Poor Readers Differ? -- To What Degree Do the Foundational Skills of Phonics, Fluency, and Vocabulary Influence Reading Comprehension? -- What Is Involved in Reading Comprehension? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Assessing Reading Comprehension -- Limitations of Traditional Comprehension Assessment Procedures -- Reading Comprehension Measures -- Conclusion -- Appendix 2.1. Prompted Think-Aloud -- Chapter 3. Vocabulary Instruction -- How Does Teaching Vocabulary Facilitate Reading Comprehension? -- How Can We Assess and Monitor Vocabulary Learning? -- Assessing Vocabulary -- What Are the Best Practices for Promoting Vocabulary Acquisition? -- Conclusion -- Appendix 3.1. Vocabulary Assessment within Social Studies Instruction -- Chapter 4. Instructional Practices That Promote Reading Comprehension -- Instructional Practices in Reading Comprehension for Students with Learning Disabilities -- Attending to Text Type and Text Structure -- Before Reading -- During and after Reading -- Strategies for Understanding Narrative Text -- Reading and Writing Connections -- Conclusion -- Sample Lesson Plans: Reading Comprehension -- Chapter 5. Promoting Content-Area Literacy -- What Is Content-Area Literacy? -- What Is Disciplinary Literacy? -- Reading in the Content Areas -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Supporting English Language Learners with Learning Difficulties -- Who Are English Language Learners? -- Factors That Influence Comprehension for English Language Learners -- Differences between Learning to Read in a First or Second Language -- Conclusion |
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Chapter 7. Intensive Interventions for Students with Significant Reading Comprehension Difficulties -- How to Accelerate the Progress of Students with Significant Reading Comprehension Problems -- Implementing Strategies That Enhance Cognitive Processing -- Intensifying Instructional Delivery -- Conclusion -- Sample Lesson Plan: Self-Regulation and Cognitive Strategies for Reading Comprehension -- Sample Lesson Plan: Inference with Sentences -- Appendix 7.1. Making Inferences in Science -- Chapter 8. Multicomponent Approaches to Strategy Instruction -- Reciprocal Teaching -- Transactional Strategies Instruction -- Collaborative Strategic Reading -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"This practitioner resource and course text has given thousands of K-12 teachers evidence based tools for helping students--particularly those at risk for reading difficulties--understand and acquire new knowledge from text. The authors present a range of scientifically validated instructional techniques and activities, complete with helpful classroom examples and sample lessons. The book describes ways to assess comprehension; build the skills that good readers rely on; and teach students to use multiple comprehension strategies flexibly and effectively. Each chapter features thought provoking discussion questions. Reproducible lesson plans and graphic organizers can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-219) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 11, 2019) |
| Subject |
Reading comprehension -- Study and teaching
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Reading -- Remedial teaching.
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Reading disability.
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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Reading comprehension -- Study and teaching
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Reading disability
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Reading -- Remedial teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vaughn, Sharon, 1952-
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Boardman, Alison.
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| ISBN |
9781462517411 |
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1462517412 |
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