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Reading isn't really reading if students don't understand the meaning of the words on the page. Find out more about how to improve all students' reading comprehension, from young preschoolers to struggling readers and children with learning disabilities. Included are tips from the experts written for parents and teachers.

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Building World Knowledge: Motivating Children to Read and Enjoy Informational Text
By: Barbara Marinak and Linda Gambrell (2009)

Developing Comprehension and Research Skills with the Newspaper
By: Sherrye Dee Garrett (2009)

Increasing ELL Student Reading Comprehension with Non-fiction Text
By: Kristina Robertson (2008)

Teaching Metalinguistic Awareness and Reading Comprehension with Riddles
By: Marcy Zipke (2008)

Instruction of Metacognitive Strategies Enhances Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Achievement of Third-Grade Students
By: Regina Boulware-Gooden, Suzanne Carreker, Ann Thornhill, and R. Malatesha Joshi (2007)

Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds in Preschool and Kindergarten
By: Cheryl K. Iannucci (2007)

Critical Thinking: Why Is It So Hard to Teach?
By: Daniel T. Willingham (2007)

Do Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learners Need Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Instruction?
By: Daniel T. Willingham (2006)

Why Students Think They Understand When They Don't
By: Daniel T. Willingham (2006)

How Knowledge Helps
By: Daniel T. Willingham (2006)

Comprehension
By: Gina Carrier (2006)

Knowledge in the Classroom
By: Daniel T. Willingham (2006)

How We Neglect Knowledge and Why
By: Susan Neuman (2006)

Story Skeletons: Teaching Plot Structure with Picture Books
By: Shutta Crum (2006)

What Do Reading Comprehension Tests Measure? Knowledge.
By: E. D. Hirsch, Jr. (2006)

What Is Reading? Decoding and the Jabberwocky’s Song
By: Sebastian Wren (2005)

Reader's Theater: Giving Students a Reason to Read Aloud
By: Cara Bafile (2005)

Improving Reading Skills in the Science Classroom
By: Teaching Today (2005)

Using Think-Alouds to Improve Reading Comprehension
By: Roger Farr and Jenny Conner (2004)

Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension
By: C.R. Adler (2004)

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