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15 - Interventions to Promote Reading for Understanding

Current Evidence and Future Directions

from Part III - Reading and Writing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2019

By
Elizabeth A. Stevens  and
Sharon Vaughn
Edited by
John Dunlosky  and
Katherine A. Rawson
John Dunlosky
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Ohio
Katherine A. Rawson
Affiliation:
Kent State University, Ohio
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Summary

This chapter begins with the significance of reading for understanding and describes students with reading comprehension problems. We provide a historical overview of reading comprehension instruction during the last four decades, largely influenced by the emergence of various reading theories. Next we summarize the findings of reading intervention research as well as intervention features that impact effectiveness. Finally, we conclude by describing recommended practices to improve readers' comprehension before, during, and after reading.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Cognition and Education , pp. 381 - 408
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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