Reading Comprehension, Second Edition: Strategies for Independent Learners | 
 enlarge | Authors: Camille Blachowicz, Donna Ogle
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Second Edition
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1593857551
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.47
EAN: 9781593857554
ASIN: 1593857551
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Now in a revised and updated second edition, this practical resource and widely used text presents a wealth of research-based approaches to comprehension instruction. The authors offer specific classroom practices that help K-9 students compare and evaluate print and online sources, develop vocabulary, build study and test-taking skills, and become motivated readers. The second edition reflects new research on informational literacy and academic and content-specific vocabulary development, and also discusses the impact of recent federal initiatives. Newly updated sample activities, classroom- and text-based examples, resource lists, and reproducible classroom tools enhance the utility of this indispensable work.
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Now in a completely updated and significantly expanded second edition August 16, 2008
In today's world, the ability to read with fluency, speed, and comprehension is a fundamental skill for anyone striving to achieve their full potential both personally and professionally. Now in a completely updated and significantly expanded second edition, "Reader Comprehension: Strategies For Independent Learners" by Camille Blachowicz and Donna Ogle (both of whom are Professors of Education at National-Louis University) provides classroom teachers and reading instructors with a profusion of research-based and classroom tested strategies and techniques for helping students from kindergarten through the ninth grade to read with comprehension. Of special note are the sections on helping children to compare and evaluate both print and online sources, develop and increase their vocabularies, as well as develop and practice effective study and test-taking skills. Featuring informed and informative discussions on the impact of recent federal initiatives with respect to reading instruction, teachers are also provided with updated sample activities, classroom and text based examples, resource lists, and reproducible classroom materials. Also available in a hardcover edition, "Reader Comprehension: Strategies For Independent Learners" is an invaluable addition to personal, professional, and academic library Education Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
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