Author: Alan Horsfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760320195
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
This book is excellent for all students, teachers, coaches and parents. Features: 40 test passages ; a diverse variety of text types and questions ; narratives, poems, reports, songs, recounts and descriptions ; 8 comprehension questions relating to each test passage ; invaluable literacy explanations throughout the book ; user friendly and flexible for students and educators ; clear and comprehensive coverage ; quick solutions at the end of the book ; produced by the same editor and publisher as the popular Understanding Maths series of books. Suitable for students engaged in reading comprehension tests, external tests (including NAPLAN, PAT, ACER, AusVELS and ISA) as well as other state based tests (selective and scholarship) and school / class based tests.
Understanding Year 5 Comprehension
Author: Alan Horsfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760320195
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
This book is excellent for all students, teachers, coaches and parents. Features: 40 test passages ; a diverse variety of text types and questions ; narratives, poems, reports, songs, recounts and descriptions ; 8 comprehension questions relating to each test passage ; invaluable literacy explanations throughout the book ; user friendly and flexible for students and educators ; clear and comprehensive coverage ; quick solutions at the end of the book ; produced by the same editor and publisher as the popular Understanding Maths series of books. Suitable for students engaged in reading comprehension tests, external tests (including NAPLAN, PAT, ACER, AusVELS and ISA) as well as other state based tests (selective and scholarship) and school / class based tests.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760320195
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
This book is excellent for all students, teachers, coaches and parents. Features: 40 test passages ; a diverse variety of text types and questions ; narratives, poems, reports, songs, recounts and descriptions ; 8 comprehension questions relating to each test passage ; invaluable literacy explanations throughout the book ; user friendly and flexible for students and educators ; clear and comprehensive coverage ; quick solutions at the end of the book ; produced by the same editor and publisher as the popular Understanding Maths series of books. Suitable for students engaged in reading comprehension tests, external tests (including NAPLAN, PAT, ACER, AusVELS and ISA) as well as other state based tests (selective and scholarship) and school / class based tests.
Understanding and Teaching Reading Comprehension
Author: Jane Oakhill
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317628985
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The ultimate aim of reading is not the process but to understand what we read and comprehension can take place at many different levels. There has been an increasing emphasis on the importance of reading comprehension in recent years but despite this there is very little written on this vital topic accessible to trainee and practicing teachers. The Handbook of Reading Comprehension presents an overview of recent findings on reading comprehension and comprehension problems in children. It provides a detailed examination of the characteristics of children who have reading comprehension difficulties, and examines ways in which comprehension can be supported and improved. It is accessibly written for students and professionals with no previous background in the psychology of reading or reading problems. This indispensable handbook asks the question ‘what is comprehension?’ The authors consider comprehension of different units of language: understanding single words, sentences, and connected prose and outline what readers (and listeners) have to do to successfully understand an extended text. This book also considers comprehension for different purposes, in particular reading for pleasure and reading to learn and explores how reader characteristics such as interest and motivation can influence the comprehension process. Different skills contribute to successful reading comprehension. These include word reading ability, vocabulary knowledge, syntactic skills, memory, and discourse level skills such as the ability to make inferences, knowledge about text structure, and metacognitive skills. The authors discuss how each one contributes to the development of reading comprehension skill and how the development of these skills (or their precursors) in pre-readers, provides the foundation for reading comprehension development. Areas covered include:- Word reading and comprehension Development of comprehension skills Comprehension difficulties Assessment Teaching for improvement Throughout the text successful experimental and classroom based interventions will be highlighted, practical tips for teachers and summary boxes detailing key points and explaining technical terms will be included in each chapter
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317628985
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The ultimate aim of reading is not the process but to understand what we read and comprehension can take place at many different levels. There has been an increasing emphasis on the importance of reading comprehension in recent years but despite this there is very little written on this vital topic accessible to trainee and practicing teachers. The Handbook of Reading Comprehension presents an overview of recent findings on reading comprehension and comprehension problems in children. It provides a detailed examination of the characteristics of children who have reading comprehension difficulties, and examines ways in which comprehension can be supported and improved. It is accessibly written for students and professionals with no previous background in the psychology of reading or reading problems. This indispensable handbook asks the question ‘what is comprehension?’ The authors consider comprehension of different units of language: understanding single words, sentences, and connected prose and outline what readers (and listeners) have to do to successfully understand an extended text. This book also considers comprehension for different purposes, in particular reading for pleasure and reading to learn and explores how reader characteristics such as interest and motivation can influence the comprehension process. Different skills contribute to successful reading comprehension. These include word reading ability, vocabulary knowledge, syntactic skills, memory, and discourse level skills such as the ability to make inferences, knowledge about text structure, and metacognitive skills. The authors discuss how each one contributes to the development of reading comprehension skill and how the development of these skills (or their precursors) in pre-readers, provides the foundation for reading comprehension development. Areas covered include:- Word reading and comprehension Development of comprehension skills Comprehension difficulties Assessment Teaching for improvement Throughout the text successful experimental and classroom based interventions will be highlighted, practical tips for teachers and summary boxes detailing key points and explaining technical terms will be included in each chapter
Strategies that Work
Author: Stephanie Harvey
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN: 157110481X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Describes strategies teachers can use to promote reading comprehension in students from kindergarten through eighth grade; and includes examples of student work, illustrations, and other reference tools.
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN: 157110481X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Describes strategies teachers can use to promote reading comprehension in students from kindergarten through eighth grade; and includes examples of student work, illustrations, and other reference tools.
Literate Thought
Author: Peter Paul
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 0763778524
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Literate Thought: Understanding Comprehension and Literacy introduces students and professionals to the multifaceted concept of literate thought and related complex concepts such as language, literacy, cognition, and comprehension, as well as other areas such as the new and multiple literacies, psychological or disciplinary models, and critico-creative thinking. Literate Thought: Understanding Comprehension and Literacy details the various aspects of a model or theory of literate thought with examples to enhance understanding of the concept. This incisive text provides an overview of literate thought and emphasizes the necessity to develop literate thought in individuals from a multiple perspective, not just from print literacy only. With alternative and additional options for developing literate thought, the possibility to improve levels of thinking in everyone, including children with disabilities and those learning English as a second language, may be increased. This ground-breaking text provides meaningful application in practice for speech-language pathology, special education, psychology, and reading and literacy professionals.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 0763778524
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Literate Thought: Understanding Comprehension and Literacy introduces students and professionals to the multifaceted concept of literate thought and related complex concepts such as language, literacy, cognition, and comprehension, as well as other areas such as the new and multiple literacies, psychological or disciplinary models, and critico-creative thinking. Literate Thought: Understanding Comprehension and Literacy details the various aspects of a model or theory of literate thought with examples to enhance understanding of the concept. This incisive text provides an overview of literate thought and emphasizes the necessity to develop literate thought in individuals from a multiple perspective, not just from print literacy only. With alternative and additional options for developing literate thought, the possibility to improve levels of thinking in everyone, including children with disabilities and those learning English as a second language, may be increased. This ground-breaking text provides meaningful application in practice for speech-language pathology, special education, psychology, and reading and literacy professionals.
Understanding Reading Comprehension
Author: Wayne Tennent
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1473909562
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Can baboons read? That is the thought-provoking question that opens this wonderfully accessible book for trainee and practising primary school teachers to fully understand the process of reading comprehension. Comprehension is an essential component of learning to read and a successful teacher of reading will have a portfolio of different strategies and approaches that take in to account that children learn to read in different ways. This book supports the development of student and practising teachers’ subject knowledge by providing detailed guidance in to the reading comprehension process, along with practical strategies and lesson ideas for use in the classroom. Drawing from educational and psychological research, coverage includes: School-based activities in every chapter An in-depth focus on the inference making process The role of vocabulary and syntax in comprehension Cognitive and meta-cognitive processes including the use of memory Advice on developing effective classroom talk with different groups of children Using different text genres and selecting texts
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1473909562
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Can baboons read? That is the thought-provoking question that opens this wonderfully accessible book for trainee and practising primary school teachers to fully understand the process of reading comprehension. Comprehension is an essential component of learning to read and a successful teacher of reading will have a portfolio of different strategies and approaches that take in to account that children learn to read in different ways. This book supports the development of student and practising teachers’ subject knowledge by providing detailed guidance in to the reading comprehension process, along with practical strategies and lesson ideas for use in the classroom. Drawing from educational and psychological research, coverage includes: School-based activities in every chapter An in-depth focus on the inference making process The role of vocabulary and syntax in comprehension Cognitive and meta-cognitive processes including the use of memory Advice on developing effective classroom talk with different groups of children Using different text genres and selecting texts
Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties, 2/E
Author: Janette K. Klingner
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462517374
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
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. New to This Edition *Chapters on content-area literacy, English language learners, and intensive interventions. *Incorporates current research on each component of reading comprehension. *Discusses ways to align instruction with the Common Core State Standards. *Additional instructional activities throughout.
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462517374
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
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. New to This Edition *Chapters on content-area literacy, English language learners, and intensive interventions. *Incorporates current research on each component of reading comprehension. *Discusses ways to align instruction with the Common Core State Standards. *Additional instructional activities throughout.
Building Understanding
Author: Joan Baker-González
Publisher: LONGMAN
ISBN: 9780201825282
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Especially written for intermediate to high-intermediate students, Building on Basics and Building Understanding feature authentic, thematically organized readings from nonfiction, academic, and literary sources. The high-interest topics and thematically linked readings effectively build students' background knowledge and vocabulary for later readings. With their increased knowledge of a topic, students will have more to talk, think, and write about as they acquire English.Pre-reading activities, varied comprehension exercises, and text analyses develop students' academic skills and encourage oral and written skills.Building Understanding features: -- A wide variety of reading genres including nonfiction, personal essay, literature, and poetry to broaden students' reading experiences-- Interactive pre-reading and post-reading activities to utilize students' background knowledge and develop critical thinking skills-- Writing and discussion activities that move students from the text to broader, related issues
Publisher: LONGMAN
ISBN: 9780201825282
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Especially written for intermediate to high-intermediate students, Building on Basics and Building Understanding feature authentic, thematically organized readings from nonfiction, academic, and literary sources. The high-interest topics and thematically linked readings effectively build students' background knowledge and vocabulary for later readings. With their increased knowledge of a topic, students will have more to talk, think, and write about as they acquire English.Pre-reading activities, varied comprehension exercises, and text analyses develop students' academic skills and encourage oral and written skills.Building Understanding features: -- A wide variety of reading genres including nonfiction, personal essay, literature, and poetry to broaden students' reading experiences-- Interactive pre-reading and post-reading activities to utilize students' background knowledge and develop critical thinking skills-- Writing and discussion activities that move students from the text to broader, related issues
Reading and Writing with Understanding
Author: Sally Hampton
Publisher: International Reading Association
ISBN: 9780872077676
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How to prepare upper elementary students for reading and writing more complex texts.
Publisher: International Reading Association
ISBN: 9780872077676
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How to prepare upper elementary students for reading and writing more complex texts.
Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 5-6
Author: Hannah Watson
Publisher: Usborne Workbooks
ISBN: 9781474994477
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A variety of fun activities to help children improve their comprehension skills Guided by a friendly group of woodland animals, children can begin to develop their comprehension skills. The activities in this book build confidence in reading and understanding written English.
Publisher: Usborne Workbooks
ISBN: 9781474994477
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A variety of fun activities to help children improve their comprehension skills Guided by a friendly group of woodland animals, children can begin to develop their comprehension skills. The activities in this book build confidence in reading and understanding written English.
Key Stage 2 Comprehension
Author: Celia Warren
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780721711546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Key Stage 2 Comprehension provides a unique collection of stimulating texts that appeal strongly to both boys and girls, together with questions that both build and stretch comprehension skills and widen vocabulary.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780721711546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Key Stage 2 Comprehension provides a unique collection of stimulating texts that appeal strongly to both boys and girls, together with questions that both build and stretch comprehension skills and widen vocabulary.