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9781571104816

Strategies That Work

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    9781571104816

  • ISBN10:

    157110481X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-05-30
  • Publisher: Stenhouse Pub
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Since its publication in 2000,Strategies That Workhas become an indispensable resource for teachers who want to explicitly teach thinking strategies so that students become engaged, thoughtful, independent readers. In this revised and expanded edition, Stephanie and Anne have added twenty completely new comprehension lessons, extending the scope of the book and exploring the central role that activating background knowledge plays in understanding. Another major addition is the inclusion of a section on content literacy which describes how to apply comprehension strategies flexibly across the curriculum. The new edition is organized around four sections: Part I highlights what comprehension is and how to teach it, including the principles that guide practice, a review of recent research, and a new section on assessment. A new chapter, Tools for Active Literacy: The Nuts and Bolts of Comprehension Instruction, describes ways to engage students in purposeful talk through interactive read alouds, guided discussion and written response. Part II contains lessons and practices for teaching comprehension. A new first chapter emphasizes the importance of teaching students to monitor their understanding before focusing on specific strategies. Five lessons on monitoring provide a sound basis for launching comprehension instruction. At the end of each strategy chapter, the authors outline learning goals and ways to assess students' thinking, sharing examples of student work, and offering suggestions for differentiating instruction. Part III, Comprehension Across the Curriculum is new. Comprehension strategies are essential for content-area reading, where information can be challenging, and presented in unfamiliar formats. This section includes chapters on social studies and science reading, topic study research, textbook reading and the genre of test reading. Part IV shows that kids need books they can sink their teeth into and the updated appendix section recommends a rich diet of fiction and nonfiction, short text, kid's magazines, websites and journals that will assist teachers as they plan and design comprehension instructionThrough its focus on instruction that is responsive to kids' interests and learning needs, the first edition ofStrategies That Workhelped transform comprehension instruction for teachers across the country. For them, this new edition will be a welcome extension of that work. Those coming to it for the first time will find a current and essential resource. When readers use these strategies, they enjoy a more complete, thoughtful reading experience. Engagement is the goal. When kids are engaged in their reading they enhance their understanding, acquire knowledge, and learn from and remember what they read. And best yet, they will want to read more!

Table of Contents

List of Strategy Lessonsp. vii
Forewordp. xv
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
Introduction to the Second Editionp. 1
The Foundation of Meaning
Reading Is Thinkingp. 11
Reading Is Strategicp. 22
Effective Comprehension Instruction: Teaching, Tone, and Assessmentp. 30
Tools for Active Literacy: The Nuts and Bolts of Comprehension Instructionp. 44
Text Matters: Choice Makes a Differencep. 60
Strategy Lessons
Monitoring Comprehension: The Inner Conversationp. 77
Activating and Connecting to Background Knowledge: A Bridge from the New to the Knownp. 91
Questioning: The Strategy That Propels Readers Forwardp. 109
Visualizing and Inferring: Making What's Implicit Explicitp. 130
Determining Importance in Text: The Nonfiction Connectionp. 155
Summarizing and Synthesizing Information: The Evolution of Thoughtp. 179
Comprehension Across the Curriculum
Content Literacy: Reading for Understanding in Social Studies and Sciencep. 205
Topic Studies: A Framework for Research and Explorationp. 219
Reading to Understand Textbooksp. 233
The Genre of Test Readingp. 239
Afterwordp. 253
Resources That Support Strategy Instruction
Great Books for Teaching Content in History, Social Studies, Science, Music, Art, and Literacyp. 257
Magazines, Newspapers, and Websitesp. 291
Professional Journals for Selection of Children's Booksp. 295
Assessment Interview with Fourth Gradersp. 299
Anchor Charts for the Comprehension Strategiesp. 305
References: Children's Booksp. 313
References: Professional References and Adult Resourcesp. 327
Indexp. 333
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