Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension / Edition 1

by Judi Moreillon

Overview

Drawing on cutting edge research in instructional strategies, Moreillon, a veteran school library media specialist, offers a clear, rigorous roadmap to the task of teaching reading comprehension in a proven collaborative process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838909294
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	02/26/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.39(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     ix
Collaborative Teaching in the Age of Accountability     1
Maximizing Your Impact     10
Reading Comprehension Strategy One: Activating or Building Background Knowledge     19
Reading Comprehension strategy Two: Using Sensory Images     39
Reading Comprehension strategy Three: Questioning     58
Reading Comprehension Strategy Four: Making Predictions and Inferences     76
Reading Comprehension Strategy Five: Determining Main Ideas     96
Reading Comprehension Strategy Six: Using Fix-Up Options     114
Reading Comprehension Strategy Seven: Synthesizing     152
Glossary     155
References     159
Index     163