Comprehension [Grades K-12]

List of Videos Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Point of Comprehension Is Not Comprehension But What Is Reading? Teaching Students to Comprehend Skilled Readers or Strategic Readers Constrained and Unconstrained Skills Is Comprehension Enough? Chapter 2: Skill in Reading Comprehension Skill in Reading Comprehension Background Knowledge in Reading The Sounds of Language Phonics: Sound and Print Fluency in Reading Vocabulary in Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction Conclusion Chapter 3: Will in Reading Comprehension Will in Reading Comprehension Dispositions That Underpin Learning Creating the Classroom Conditions for Will to Flourish Conclusion Chapter 4: Thrill in Reading Comprehension Thrill in Reading Comprehension The Right and the Responsibility of Criticism Reading Through a Critical Literacy Lens Goal Setting Through Student-Generated Questions Taking Action Chapter 5: Tools for Reading Comprehension Instruction Texts as Tools for Fostering Comprehension Text Readability and Text Complexity The Special Cast of Digital Texts Texts in Primary Grades Tasks as Tools for Fostering Comprehension An Instructional Framework That Works Conclusion References Index