Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies (Book with eBook), 2nd edition

Components

• Print Book with eBook access code printed on the inside cover. (The eBook is accessed through pearsonplaces.com.au. A free Pearson Places account is required.)

This much-anticipated new edition of Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies supports teachers by providing practical guidance based on three core pillars of knowledge:

• the latest reading comprehension research
• extensive classroom experience
• research-based practice.

The resource includes:

• An explanation of each strategy and how it supports comprehension
• The language to use when teaching a strategy
• Guided and independent student activities that support teaching of the strategy.

An extensive range of teacher and student-friendly support material is available from the eBook, including a huge range of activities, blackline masters, posters and more. This resource is suitable for primary/elementary and intermediate/middle school teachers.

Contents

• A message from the author
• How to use this resource
• Part One: Introduction
• Section 1: Key information
• Section 2: Teaching reading comprehension strategies
• Part Two: The Key Strategies
• Activating prior knowledge
• Self-monitoring
• Predicting
• Questioning
• Making connections
• Visualising
• Inferring
• Summarising
• Synthesising
• Skimming
• Scanning
• Building vocabulary knowledge
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Strategy links to The Reading Activity Handbook
• List of blackline masters
• List of support materials
• Strategies activities index