Reading Comprehension
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Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension can be defined as the level of understanding of a passage or text.
This section will help you identify your strengths in the area of Reading Comprehension.
Research Reports
IES Practice Guide - Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
K-3 Summary with Recommendations
Edutopia - Is it Time to Drop 'Finding the Main Idea' and Teach Reading in a New Way?Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’ Holly Korbey, July 28, 2020
Articles
Robert Marzano -- The Art and Science of Teaching, Summarizing to Comprehend
Richard Allington - Every Child, Every Day
Reading on the iPad: 6 Elements of Instruction APP'd
Richard Allington - The Six Ts of Effective Elementary Literacy Instruction
Mining the Potential of Argumentative Texts -- Chart
Online Sources for Informational Text - Hello Literacy
Newspapers, the Ultimate Informational Text - Teachers' Guide
Readability Calculators -- Tools for Evaluating Readability
Dale Chall
Rethinking Small Group Instruction in the Intermediate Grades -- Nancy Boyles
Related Archived Webinar “Supporting Intermediate-Grade Readers for the Common Core through Small-Group Instruction and Capstone Resources (Dec. 5. 2013) and Handout
Free Downloads accessible from Capstone page -- scroll to bottom of page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Sample Lesson: Discussion
How to Stop Killing the Love of Reading
Jennifer's 12/3/17 Interview with Pernille Ripp
Jennifer Gonzalez - Cult of Pedagogy Blog
Passionate Readers Group
eResources for Passionate Readers downloadable files