Sentences with phrase «on comprehension instruction»

Studying with David Pearson and others at the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois, I attended graduate school when research on comprehension instruction was just beginning, and cognitive psychology provided the foundation.

Table 4 portrays our findings on comprehension instruction practices.

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Sometimes, though, it is difficult to know just how to do that because teaching methods change as research on basic reading and reading comprehension identifies better strategies to develop specially designed instruction for reading disorders such as dyslexia.

It never occurred to them that there was supposed to be a war between disciples of the phonics approach to reading instruction and supporters of whole language, who promoted learning to read by focusing on good literature and comprehension but neglected phonetics.

For example, in reading, core instruction could be centered on comprehension strategies and specifically inferring, and then Tier Two, would be supplemental instruction on inferring.

But in general, instruction is both lively and practical, such as in one classroom where a biology teacher, donning a lab coat, leads a lab on extracting DNA from strawberries, or a ninth - grade math class in which a teacher integrates a Texas Instruments navigator system into every part of her lesson; she has her class turn assignments in via a graphing calculator and checks for comprehension with every student in real time.

Teachers will want to browse through the archive of research reports and articles on such topics as differentiating literacy instruction, how television impacts the development of reading comprehension and early literacy for inner - city children among others.

Randomized field trials were used to examine the impact of the Teacher Study Group (TSG), a professional development model, on first grade teachers» reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction, their knowledge of these areas, and on the comprehension and vocabulary achievement of their students.

New elementary school teachers who were well - prepared in preservice programs to teach reading expressed greater confidence in their knowledge and skills, fostered richer literacy environments in their classrooms, and helped their pupils achieve higher levels of reading comprehension than did other teachers, according to the National Commission on Excellence in Elementary Teacher Preparation in Reading Instruction.

Teachers do need to customize their instruction to ensure that all children are mastering essential content, but «custom resources aligned to their particular context, interests, and learning needs» is a siren song drawing us away from the foundation of shared knowledge on which comprehension stands.

For comprehension instruction, eight different instructional practices were observed and coded: doing a picture walk; asking for a prediction; asking a text - based question; asking a higher level, aesthetic response question; asking children to write in response to reading (including writing answers to questions about what they had read); doing a story map; asking children to retell a story; and working on a comprehension skill or strategy.

Activities included: whole - group, small - group, or independent grouping pattern on the following activities: reading instruction (including teacher directed reading, word recognition, comprehension, vocabulary instruction, or literature circle); independent reading; writing in response to reading; reading aloud to students; written composition; spelling; and other academic activities

Such research would, in a single effort, examine school level factors (e.g., building climate, home - school relations, schoolwide organization for reading, collaborative efforts) while examining classroom / teacher factors (e.g., time spent in reading instruction, time on task, student engagement, approaches to word recognition and comprehension instruction, teachers» interactive styles).

Summarization instruction: Effects on foreign language comprehension and summarization of expository texts.

Results indicated that instruction in the reading strategy produced meaningful, lasting, and generalizable effects on students» story comprehension skills.

The Effects of Goal Setting and Self - Instruction on Learning a Reading Comprehension Strategy — A Study of Students with Learning Disabilities Authors: LeeAnn Johnson, Steve Graham, Karen R. Harris Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol.

Instruction in problem - solving skills should put less stress on understanding of cue words and more on situated language comprehension and information processing, because cue words sometimes misguide students.

http://ldx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/30/1/80 HOW WE LEARN - ASK THE COGNITIVE SCIENTIST The Usefulness of Brief Instruction in Reading Comprehension Strategies Author: Daniel T. Willingham American Educator (American Federation of Teachers), Winter 2006 - 07 Results from 481 studies on 16 different categories of strategies conclude that; «Teaching children strategies is definitely a good idea.»

Developed over the past two decades as an interdisciplinary, knowledge - based model, Science IDEAS integrates reading comprehension and writing within daily, two - hour, instructional blocks focusing on in - depth science instruction that replaces traditional basal reading / language arts instruction.

Through its focus on instruction that is responsive to kids» interests and learning needs, the first edition of Strategies That Work helped transform comprehension instruction for teachers across the country.

Instruction is inquiry - based and focuses on developing independent readers and writers with strong reading and listening comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills.

«Moving from the old to the new: Research on reading comprehension instruction.»

Reading Horizons products are based on the same principles that researchers have found to be the most effective for teaching emerging readers, struggling readers, and English language learners: Orton Gillingham - based reading instruction that is systematic, explicit, and multi-sensory in nature and provides students with phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension instruction.

Effective reading comprehension instruction builds on and results in knowledge, vocabulary, and advanced language development.

At the end of each meeting, we created lesson plans that focused our weekly instruction on one or more of the comprehension strategies.

Similar to The Key Comprehension Routine, this program embeds vocabulary instruction in all content areas, with a focus on teaching academic vocabulary that is found in existing subject - area reading and instruction material.

Although these students may have missed out on rigorous instruction on academic language, reading comprehension, and writing skills in the content areas, it is not too late for them.

Educators at the ECC use DreamBox assessment data to differentiate instruction to groups of students based on level of comprehension.

Provide explicit instruction on Higher Order Thinking and Reading Comprehension strategies.

Anyway, here's the thing: students who are exposed to think alouds outperform their peers without such instruction on measures of reading comprehension.

Her research focuses on reading comprehension instruction, the instructional decisions and beliefs of preservice and inservice teachers, and the assessment and diagnosis of struggling readers.

It focuses on phonological automaticity and reading fluency while providing explicit comprehension and vocabulary instruction and opportunities for writing.

We have noted the value of vocabulary instruction, reading comprehension instruction in context, wide reading on a topic under investigation, and summarizing as a few of the other approaches that are effective in developing students» surface level learning.

The Effects of Collaborative Strategic Reading Instruction on the Reading Comprehension of Middle School Students: Year 2 Replication.

The Effects of Collaborative Strategic Reading Instruction on the Reading Comprehension of Middle School Students: Year 1.

ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: THE EFFECTS OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF EXPOSITORY TEXT STRUCTURE INCORPORATING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS ON THE COMPREHENSION OF THIRD - GRADE STUDENTS

Title of Dissertation: THE EFFECTS OF EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF EXPOSITORY TEXT STRUCTURE INCORPORATING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS ON THE COMPREHENSION OF THIRD - GRADE STUDENTS Lynn M. Newman, Doctor of

Amy M. Elleman, Endia J. Lindo, Paul Morphy, and Donald L. Compton, «The Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on Passage - Level Comprehension of School - Age Children: A Meta - Analysis,» Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 2 (2009): 1 — 44.

The Effects of Meta - Cognitive Instruction on Students» Reading Comprehension in Computerized Reading Contexts: A Quantitative Meta - Analysis

Through a series of «quests» in a captivating game world, our adaptive, research - based program immerses students in language, decoding, and comprehension and differentiates instruction based on their progress through a rigorous scope and sequence.

Boost mathematical comprehension through adaptive instruction, unprecedented motivation, and one - on - one support from live, U.S. - certified math teachers.

Under the right conditions, intensive and skillful instruction in basic word reading skills can have a significant impact on the comprehension ability of students in fifth grade and beyond (Center on Instructinstruction in basic word reading skills can have a significant impact on the comprehension ability of students in fifth grade and beyond (Center on InstructionInstruction, 2008).

Once each student is set up, the software provides individualized instruction that automatically assesses students after each lesson, chapter, and comprehension exercise and provides teachers with detailed information on each student's specific strengths and weaknesses.

3 - 3:50 p.m. SESSION 6: Proven Planning Process for Classroom Instruction Based on a backwards design planning process and field - tested with educators over 10 years, learn how Strategic Design for Student Achievement guides teachers and school leaders through specific steps to unpack content standards, align assessment and instruction, and understand the depth of comprehension required of students fInstruction Based on a backwards design planning process and field - tested with educators over 10 years, learn how Strategic Design for Student Achievement guides teachers and school leaders through specific steps to unpack content standards, align assessment and instruction, and understand the depth of comprehension required of students finstruction, and understand the depth of comprehension required of students for mastery.

(Of course, as with computer - based instruction, to be truly effective tutoring needs to be connected to the content students are learning rather than just focused on free - floating comprehension skills.)

The overall picture is consistent with the earlier process - product research to some extent, especially with regard to engagement, but goes beyond it in ways consistent with Duffy, Roehler, et al.'s (1987) direct explanation approach and Knapp and associates» (1995) emphasis on higher - order literacy instruction (i.e., instruction which emphasizes comprehension and communication).

Comprehensive progress monitoring and reporting for educators will ensure teachers have detailed information on ELL comprehension and progress to inform instruction and intervention strategies.

A program that offers differentiated instruction based on a fine - grained assessment of each student's comprehension level will ensure ELLs are working at an appropriate level of difficulty for their individual level of proficiency and understanding.

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Based on a backwards design planning process we developed and field - tested with educators over several years, Strategic Design guides teachers and school leaders through specific steps to unpack content standards, align assessment and instruction, and understand the depth of comprehension required of students for mastery.