Authors: Gaysu Pinnell, Patricia Scharer
ISBN-13: 9780439542586, ISBN-10: 0439542588
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Date Published: May 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Teach children to read deeply with the help of this powerful new book filled with classroom-tested, research-based strategies written in a clear and friendly style. The first part discusses the strategies and structures readers need to comprehend text and the changes those readers experience as they move up the primary grades. The second part shows strategy instruction in action, in real classrooms, by master teachers. The third part focuses on how planning, organization, and management support instruction. It's all here.
Introduction | 7 | |
Part I | Expanding Our Understanding: The Foundation for Successful Teaching | 13 |
Chapter 1 | What Does It Mean to Comprehend a Text? | 15 |
Chapter 2 | Teaching for Comprehension Across the Language and Literacy Framework | 33 |
Chapter 3 | The Role of Emotion in Memory and Comprehension | 55 |
Chapter 4 | From Primary to Intermediate Grades: How Do Children Change as Readers? | 75 |
Part II | Teaching for Comprehension as Students Engage With Text | 85 |
Chapter 5 | The Literary Path to Comprehension: Writer's Craft and Guided Reading | 87 |
Chapter 6 | Scaffolding the First Reading of a Book for Children Who Are Learning to Read | 105 |
Chapter 7 | Teaching Versus Prompting: Supporting Comprehension in Guided Reading | 127 |
Chapter 8 | Teaching for Phrasing and Fluency: Connections to Comprehension | 143 |
Chapter 9 | Teaching for Comprehension in Guided and Independent Reading | 167 |
Chapter 10 | Extending the Meaning of Texts: Beyond the Book in Guided Reading | 185 |
Chapter 11 | Interactive Read-Aloud: Supporting and Expanding Strategies for Comprehension | 211 |
Part III | Facilitating Effective Teaching Through Organized Productive Independent Work | 225 |
Chapter 12 | Problem-solving Managed Independent Learning: What Makes It Work? | 227 |
Chapter 13 | Shifting Teaching and Management to Meet Learners' Changing Needs: Transitions from Primary to Intermediate | 239 |
Chapter 14 | Questions and Answers about Classroom Management | 257 |
Appendix | 272 | |
Bibliography of Professional Books and Articles | 277 | |
Bibliography of Children's Literature | 281 | |
Index | 285 |