| Description |
158 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (12 cm) |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
1. Effective reading comprehension practices -- 2. Reading comprehension teaching approaches -- 3. Making connections to prior knowledge -- 4. Prediction and re-prediction -- 5. Visualisation -- 6. Asking and answering questions -- 7. Inference -- 8. Retell and paraphrasing -- 9. Summarisation -- 10. Multiple-strategy instruction |
| Summary |
Publisher's description: Skilled readers are active readers, using many comprehension strategies to make meaning before, during and after reading. Building comprehension strategies focuses on the strategies used to successfully develop the comprehension ability of primary school students. Building comprehension strategies provides: an explanation of each strategy, giving examples of learning goals and success criteria; examples of 'talk-aloud' and 'think-aloud' teaching and learning approaches; examples of deliberate instruction based on commonly used reading texts; self and peer assessment tasks in relation to strategy use; advice on how teachers can integrate the strategies in one or a series of lessons |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
"The accompanying CD ROM contains blackline masters and graphic organisers that can be used for independent, pair and small-group work during instruction and as part of planned practice and maintenance throughout the year."--Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index |
| Subject |
Reading comprehension -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Teaching -- Textbooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| ISBN |
9781741489811 (paperback) |
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