Becoming Fluent In The Language Of Content Developing Strategic Readers As Critical Consumers Of Information

Becoming Fluent in the Language of Content: Developing Strategic Readers As Critical Consumers of Information

Reading for Understanding. Towards an R & D Program in Reading Comprehension

Recent research on reading instruction has led to significant improvements in the knowledge base for teaching primary-grade readers and for ensuring that those children have the early-childhood experiences they need to be prepared for the reading instruction they receive when they enter school. Nevertheless, evidence-based improvements in the teaching practices of reading comprehension are sorely needed. Understanding how to improve reading comprehension outcomes, not just for students who are failing in the later grades but for all students who are facing increasing academic challenges, should be the primary motivating factor in any future literacy research agenda.

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