Developing Reading Comprehension
Book Details
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1118606752
ISBN-139781118606759
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank964,366
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Presents cutting-edge, evidence-based interventions for dealing with specific difficulties of reading comprehension in children aged 7-11.
- An in-depth introduction to the ‘poor comprehender profile’, which describes children who  despite being fluent readers have difficulty extracting meaning from text.
- Sets out a range of practical interventions for improving reading skills in this group - along with comprehensive guidance on assessment and monitoring, and insightful accounts of professionals’ experience in delivering the techniques described.
- Includes an overview of psychological theories of reading comprehension, evaluating their practical applicability.
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