
Developing Reading Comprehension
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 8. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-1-118-60675-9 (ISBN)
Description
Presents cutting-edge, evidence-based interventions for dealing with specific difficulties of reading comprehension in children aged 7-11.
* An in-depth introduction to the 'poor comprehender profile', which describes children who despite being fluent readers have difficulty extracting meaning from text.
* Sets out a range of practical interventions for improving reading skills in this group - along with comprehensive guidance on assessment and monitoring, and insightful accounts of professionals' experience in delivering the techniques described.
* Includes an overview of psychological theories of reading comprehension, evaluating their practical applicability.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is a very enjoyable read with an appealing cover of a painting of a young reader. . . It is a well-written, and reader friendly book." (Patoss, 1 October 2014) "This book makes a very valuable contribution to the field of reading comprehension intervention and will be greatly appreciated by educationalists and speech and language therapists working with school age children." (Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 4 April 2014)More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-60675-9 (9781118606759)
Schweitzer Classification
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Paula J. Clarke | Emma Truelove | Charles Hulme
Developing Reading Comprehension
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Developing Reading Comprehension
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Paula J. Clarke | Emma Truelove | Charles Hulme
Developing Reading Comprehension
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09/2013
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Persons
Paula Clarke is a Lecturer in Psychological Approaches to Childhood and Inclusive Education at the University of Leeds.
Emma Truelove is training to be a Doctor of Educational and Child Psychology with the University of Sheffield.
Charles Hulme is Professor of Psychology at University College London.
Margaret J. Snowling is President of St. John's College, Oxford and Professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.
Author
University of York
University of York
Content
List of Figures vii
List of Boxes xi
Foreword by Jean Gross CBE xiii
Acknowledgements xv
Chapter 1 What is Reading Comprehension? 1
Chapter 2 The Poor Comprehender Profile 13
Chapter 3 The York Reading for Meaning Project: An Overview 27
Chapter 4 Teaching Principles 47
Chapter 5 Intervention Materials: Oral Language Programme 59
Chapter 6 Intervention Materials: Text Level Programme 99
Chapter 7 Intervention Materials: Combined Programme 135
Chapter 8 Feedback and Evaluation 141
Chapter 9 Theoretical and Practical Implications 157
Appendices
Appendix 1. Consent Procedures 165
Appendix 2. Training of Teaching Assistants 166
Appendix 3. Teaching Assistant Feedback on Training 166
Appendix 4. Manual Production 168
Appendix 5. Additional Preparation 168
Appendix 6. Fortnightly Tutorial Groups 169
Appendix 7. Record Sheets 169
Appendix 8. Observations and On-site Feedback 170
Appendix 9. Newsletters 172
Appendix 10. Sharing Data 172
Glossary 175
References 187