Reading Comprehension Strategies

Reading Comprehension Strategies
Author: Danielle S. McNamara
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0805859675

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Building Reading Comprehension Habits in Grades 6-12

Building Reading Comprehension Habits in Grades 6-12
Author: Jeff Zwiers
Publisher: International Reading Assoc.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780872075061

"This book is intended for middle school and high school teachers of social studies, science, English, English-language development, and any other subject with challenging texts and classes with readers who struggle to understand them. The activities are especially meant to help readers who are below grade level to access and organize the content of grade-level texts." - Preface.

Grad School Essentials

Grad School Essentials
Author: Zachary Shore
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0520963261

What’s the hardest part of grad school? It’s not simply that the workload is heavy and the demands are high. It’s that too many students lack efficient methods to let them do their best. Professor Zachary Shore aims to change this. With humorous, lively prose, Professor Shore teaches you to master the five most crucial skills you need to succeed: how to read, write, speak, act, and research at a higher level. Each chapter in this no-nonsense guide outlines a unique approach to acquiring a skill and then demonstrates how to enhance it. Through these concrete, practical methods, Grad School Essentials will save you time, elevate the quality of your work, and help you to earn the degree you seek.

Teaching Reading Sourcebook

Teaching Reading Sourcebook
Author: Bill Honig
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781571286901

"Prepare students for future success by using effective reading instruction that's proven to work. The Teaching Reading Sourcebook, updated second edition is an indispensable resource that combines evidence-based research with actionable instructional strategies. It is an essential addition to any educator's professional literacy library--elementary, secondary, university."--P. [4] of cover.

GMAT Reading Comprehension

GMAT Reading Comprehension
Author: Manhattan Prep
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2014-12-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1941234062

This in-depth guide takes the mystery out of complex reading passages by providing a toolkit of sketching techniques that aim to build comprehension, speed, and accuracy. Learn to identify the underlying structure of reading passages and develop methods to tackle the toughest comprehension questions.

Close Reading with Paired Texts Level K

Close Reading with Paired Texts Level K
Author: Lori Oczkus
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1493861905

Teach kindergarten students close reading strategies that strengthen their fluency and comprehension skills! Students will read and analyze various types of texts to get the most out of the rich content. Their reading skills will improve as they answer text-dependent questions, compare and contrast texts, and learn to use close reading strategies on their own! The lessons are designed to make close reading strategies accessible, interactive, grade appropriate, and fun. The lesson plans are easy to follow, and offer a practical model built on research-based comprehension and fluency strategies.

Strategies that Work

Strategies that Work
Author: Stephanie Harvey
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 157110481X

Describes strategies teachers can use to promote reading comprehension in students from kindergarten through eighth grade; and includes examples of student work, illustrations, and other reference tools.

LSAT Reading Comprehension

LSAT Reading Comprehension
Author: Manhattan Prep
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2014-03-25
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1937707814

Designed around the real-world legal applications of reading comprehension, the Manhattan Prep Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide is an essential tool for a surprisingly tricky part of the LSAT. Containing the best of Manhattan Prep’s expert strategies, this book will train you to approach the LSAT as a law student would approach a legal text—actively and with a purpose. The Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide teaches you how to recognize the core argument and then use it as a framework on which to organize the entire passage, improving the speed and clarity with which you read. To further improve your reading, it walks you through the process of annotation, discussing where and how to take notes in order to maximize your comprehension without eating up precious time. It also looks at what types of questions the LSAT asks and then arms you with the skills you need to spot issues and identify correct answers. Each chapter in the Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide features drills and full practice sets—made up of real LSAT questions—to help you absorb and apply what you’ve learned, while numerous, in-depth solutions walk you through the process of selecting the right answer and help you to achieve mastery. Further practice sets and other additional resources are included online and can be accessed through the Manhattan Prep website. Used by itself or with other Manhattan Prep materials, the Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide will push you to your top score.

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension
Author: Camille L. Z. Blachowicz
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2008-05-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 159385756X

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.