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One reading researcher describes reading comprehension as the "essence of reading." Find out more about how to improve all students' reading comprehension, from young preschoolers to students who are struggling and children with learning disabilities. Included are tips from the experts written for parents and teachers.
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Basics
- Knowledge in the Classroom
- How We Neglect Knowledge and Why
- What Is Reading? Decoding and the Jabberwocky’s Song
- What Works in Comprehension Instruction
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For teachers
- Building World Knowledge: Motivating Children to Read and Enjoy Informational Text
- Teaching Metalinguistic Awareness and Reading Comprehension with Riddles
- Instruction of Metacognitive Strategies Enhances Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Achievement of Third-Grade Students
- Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds in Preschool and Kindergarten
- Knowledge in the Classroom
Comprehension strategies
- Teaching Metalinguistic Awareness and Reading Comprehension with Riddles
- Instruction of Metacognitive Strategies Enhances Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Achievement of Third-Grade Students
- Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds in Preschool and Kindergarten
- Story Skeletons: Teaching Plot Structure with Picture Books
- Improving Reading Skills in the Science Classroom
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- What Classroom Observations Reveal About Reading Comprehension Instruction
- Comprehension Instruction: What Makes Sense Now, What Might Make Sense Soon
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- No-Glamour Language Game
