Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension

by Susan E. Israel (Editor), Gerald G. Duffy (Editor)

This esteemed reference work and professional resource, now substantially revised, integrates classic and cutting-edge research on how children and adolescents make meaning from text. The comprehension tasks and challenges facing students at different grade levels are explored, with attention to multiple text types and reading purposes. Preeminent researchers offer a range of perspectives--cognitive, neuroscientific, sociocultural, pedagogical, and technological--on key aspects of comprehension. Effective approaches to assessment, instruction, and intervention are reviewed. The volume also addresses issues in teaching specific populations, including struggling readers and English language learners.
 
New to This Edition
*A decade's worth of significant research advances are reflected in 10 entirely new chapters.
*Revised throughout to incorporate new studies and timely topics: the expanding role of technology, changing school populations, the Common Core standards, international research, and more.
*Chapters on graphic, scientific, and multiple digital texts. 
*Chapters on fluency, professional learning, and literacy coaching.
 

Genres: Research

712 pages, Paperback

Published December 17, 2008

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is weighty stuff. I hate how researchers have to be as verbose as possible when it's really not necessary. There's some good research in here, interesting findings. I think they now need to write a companion book for how to implement the research into a practical setting.

[Betina · Rating 5 out of 5]

... a bíblia do assunto em estudo.